Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Community Staff Nurse to join our Tunbridge Wells Community Nursing Team on a 28-hour per week basis. This rewarding role involves visiting housebound patients aged 18 and over in their own homes, delivering personalised nursing care to support those with complex and long-term conditions to remain safe, well and independent in their chosen environment. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team aligned to Primary Care Networks, you will undertake holistic assessments, plan and deliver care, provide health promotion and support self-management, and carry out a range of clinical interventions including wound care, medication administration, long-term condition management, and palliative and end-of-life care.
- To support in the supervision and development of all junior staff including Health Care Support Workers and students.
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care linked to packages of prescribed care.
- Development of integrated care programmes in partnership with the patient
- To Actively work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high quality care to patients.
- To undertake a range of competent clinical interventions to support the outcomes of both individual and group therapy including catheter care, administration of medication, wound care and end of life care
- Manage a caseload of patients on a daily basis consisting of patients with complex needs associated within a specific speciality
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent .
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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via
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The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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