Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses & Newly Qualified Nurses.
Ready to take a step towards becoming a Registered Nurse? If you work in health or social care, providing direct patient care, this fully funded degree apprenticeship offers an opportunity to gain a nursing degree while earning a salary.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity to join our Community Nursing Teams as a Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice .
As an RNDA, you will combine study with practical experience in community healthcare settings. You will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become a confident, compassionate and competent Registered Nurse.
Assistant Practitioners and Nursing Associates may be eligible for accreditation of prior learning, which could reduce the length of the programme.
The successful candidate will be appointed at Band 3 whilst undertaking the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship. Progression to a Band 5 Registered Nurse is subject to:
Successful completion of the nursing degree programme
Achievement of the RNDA Standard
Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Applicants will also be required to successfully complete the university application and interview process before a final offer can be made.
We have some information sessions available below:
OU Information session - KENT Fri 14th Aug 11-12pm
OU Information session - KENT Tue 18th Aug 12-1pm
The sessions will give an overview of the apprenticeship and the OU application process and there will be representatives of KCHFT present to answer any questions about KCHFT.
As a Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice, you will gain hands-on experience in a range of healthcare settings while working alongside skilled multidisciplinary teams. Through a combination of workplace learning and academic study, you will develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to become a Registered Nurse.
This job description is aligned to the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses (2018) Throughout the apprenticeship, you will develop the knowledge, skills and professional behaviours required to become a Registered Nurse, including professional accountability, health promotion, assessment and care planning, delivering and evaluating care, leading and coordinating care, working effectively within multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to the continuous improvement of patient safety and quality of care.
The successful candidates will be offered a position in one of the following neighbourhood health areas:
- Thanet & Deal
- Folkestone & Hythe and Dover
- Ashford & Rural
- Canterbury and Coastal
- Maidstone, Malling & The Weald
- Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells
Neighbourhood Health | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
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 .
We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.
We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
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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
[email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
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.
Find out more about the community difference here .
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
