Total 147 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Ashford, TN24 5BY

Are you looking for a dietetic career with excitement and variety?

Do you want to live in an area with great connections to London and Europe?

Do you want to work in a team who will nurture you and support your career aspirations?

Is flexible working that meets work/ life balance important to you?

Then this is the role for you! We are looking for an experienced paediatric dietitian to work in our award winning*, innovative and friendly team of 10 paediatric staff. We are the largest community paediatric dietetic team in the South East and we sit within a larger Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service employing over 50 dietetic staff working in both acute and community settings in the beautiful South Eastern coastal County of Kent.

In 2020, our trust was rated as Outstanding! The report stated “We found a healthy and authentic culture of valuing staff, openness, fairness and putting the patient at the heart of every policy, strategy and service delivered. Staff consistently told us they felt valued by their leaders and the organisation. Staff shared a great sense of pride in working for the trust”

We offer flexible working opportunities to achieve the best work/life balance possible and a hybrid of base and home working. Full time or part time hours will be considered.

*Complete Nutrition, Sustainability award, 2023

This exciting role will be to support children and their families with a diverse range of conditions both face to face and virtually.

You will lead / co-lead on the direct care of the paediatric enteral feeding caseload encompassing a diverse group of patients with a range of complex conditions and co-morbidities. You will also be involved in the care of patients with more general nutritional concerns such as faltering growth, nutritional deficiencies, allergies, coeliac disease and restrictive eating.

If successful, you will be fully supported and integrated into the team where your opinions and input will be welcomed and valued and you will have access to clinical supervision and in-house training and other CPD opportunities internally and externally to support your development.

The attached job description and person specification provides further details. We welcome any queries - please feel free to email the recruiting manager: elaine.greenman1@nhs.net

Additional Working Pattern: Full time preferred, part-time considered, hybrid working; home/ Trust base

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

Job responsibilities

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 differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.


This advert closes on Sunday 6 Oct 2024

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Telecoms Administrator to join our professional team.

We’re a close team but we’re never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That’s where you come in.

We’re always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is an important one as you’ll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to providesupportto our hard-working frontline NHS teams.

We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn’t a requirement for this role you’ll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times.

The challenges come thick and fast in this role but you’ll know that your input is contributing to the excellent experience our patients and service users have every day.

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

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 differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.


This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024

Pathology provides a full microbiology, clinical biochemistry, immunology, haematology, blood transfusion, laboratory haemophilia, and cellular pathology service to the patients of EKUHFT, general practitioners, community healthcare and private hospitals in east Kent.

The major proportion of blood science analyses, including all work arising from primary care, takes place in purpose-built facilities on the WHH site. East Kent Hospitals is participating in the Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) for Kent and Medway to develop an integrated pathology service across the county.

Digital pathology for reporting of diagnostic work is being implemented with a go live date in 2025.

In addition, through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post.

The post-holder will have full GMC registration, will be a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent, and be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving the certificate of completion of training (CCT) at the time of the interview.

The general responsibilities of the post will be those expected of a senior clinical employee of the Trust. These include provision of a first class clinical service, effective leadership to all staff involved in supporting the service, conducting clinical practice in accordance with the highest ethical standards, support for other clinical specialties and contribution to education and post graduate teaching.

The post holder will be expected to share the provision of service for East Kent with the other consultants. This is arranged on a fortnightly rota basis and involves duties primarily at the WHH with MDM cover to other sites either in person or via videoconferencing. The post holder will be accountable to the Head of Service for Cellular Pathology who has overall responsibility for providing the service as agreed with the Clinical Director of Pathology and Medical Director.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.

We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.

*An offer of a substantive post within this department may include a recruitment premium up to £20k – This will be considered on a case by case basis following a successful interview outcome.

In addition, through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post - For more information please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/

We also offer removal expenses, up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.

* refer to clauses associated with the Recruitment Premium - For more information, please contact Paul Barnes via paul.barnes@nhs.net

It is desirable to have a sub-specialty interest in one or more of the following: breast, skin, gastrointestinal, soft tissue and head and neck pathology. The post-holder will also be given flexibility within the existing structure to develop further sub-specialist interests.

The post holder will be required to:

- Participate as an active member of the East Kent Cellular Pathology Service and contribute to overall service provision, planning and development.
- Develop sub-specialty interest(s) as part of planned and agreed service development. Each sub-specialist area has a nominated Lead Pathologist and one or more deputies. Currently there is sub-specialist reporting of Lung, Skin, Head and Neck, Lymphoid, Endocrine, Lower and Upper GI, Breast, Gynae, Urology, Liver, Soft Tissue, Gynae and Non Gynae Cytology.

- Participate in Multidisciplinary Meetings which support specialty cancer services, becoming responsible for quality assurance in the relevant specialties.

- Participate in clinical audit. Internal audit takes place on a regular basis and there are appropriate facilities and secretarial support. Cellular pathology participates in external quality assurance schemes (EQA) for gynaecological cytopathology, breast screening pathology and general histopathology, Head &Neck pathology, bowel cancer screening, and gastrointestinal. The post holder would be expected to participate in the specialist EQAs required for this post. Periodic audit meetings are held with clinicians and within the department.

For full details, please see the Job Description & Person Specification.

*Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change. *


This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024

We are recruiting for a skilled Night Nurse/Paramedic to join our Urgent Care Service in East Kent.

The East Kent Night Nursing Service provides care for patients overnight with an urgent clinical need such as end of life symptom management, verification of expected death and urinary catheter issues. Referrals are received from NHS 111, SECAMB, Out of Hours GP and directly from patients and relatives via our Local Referral Unit.

After a period of induction and consolidation you would be expected to rotate as the shift co-ordinator. This role includes triaging the calls and offering telephone advice or allocation for a clinician to visit.

We are looking to recruit an experienced band 5 practitioner to the service primarily based in Ashford. The successful candidate would need to be comfortable with lone working and driving long distances across the geographical area.

It is essential that you are comfortable with lone working and possess the relevant skills and knowledge to work independently with minimal supervision.

A full valid driving license and access to a car is essential.



Your role will involve:

• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care

•The development of integrated care plans in partnership with the patient

•To order equipment and send onward referrals as necessary

•To support in the supervision and development of all junior staff including Health Care Assistants and Students

•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 and identify any deterioration in patients’ condition, taking appropriate action.

•Manage a caseload of patients on a daily basis consisting of patients with complex needs associated within a specific speciality.

•To support in duty role and complete triages







Additional Working Pattern: 38 hours per week

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent



We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

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 differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Txt for 8a, etc.


This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated clinically experience pharmacist to lead and further develop the well-established 7-day pharmacy service at the front door

We are looking for an experienced pharmacist with extensive clinical pharmacy knowledge, to come and deliver best practice and patient centered care .

You will play a key role in ensuring continuity of pharmaceutical care from the Emergency department to the acute medical units or medical wards, to facilitate smooth and rapid admissions and discharges.

The successful candidate will join a supportive, friendly and integrated pharmacy team. You will receive support and mentoring to help you develop your clinical, leadership and managerial skills.

For candidates who don`t match the essential criteria but are keen to specialise in Emergency medicine, we can support you with a 7-8a progression post. A personalised and structured development plan with set criteria over time period will be created to ensure you are supported with key skills and knowledge before moving into the specialist role. You will be supported by a team of experienced pharmacist who will support you on your pathway of becoming Advance Pharmacist.

Apply now to embark on this transformative journey with us!

Please state in your application whether William Harvey Hospital in Ashford or Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital in Margate is your preferred site







On a daily basis, you will form part of a small team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to the acute and emergency floor. This includes support and advice on the post take ward round, medicines reconciliation, co-ordination of discharges, Nurses and Doctors education and training and supervising the rotational pharmacists working within acute medicine.

The pharmacy role is well established and supported by the clinicians and nurses alike. The post holder will contribute to the Emergency department MDT and have additional responsibilities of inputting into clinical guidelines, presenting at clinical governance, service evaluation, multi-professional education and training and other strategic projects as required.

There are numerous opportunities for quality improvement, audit and research.

The post holder will have commitment of working shift patterns, as part of the extended hour service on the acute medical unit. This also includes being part of the on-call service as well as contributing to a comprehensive clinical pharmacy by working 1 in 6 weekends with flexible day off during the week in return.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Now is an exciting time to join the Urgent & Emergency Care Group at East Kent Hospitals. We are one of the Top Ten trusts in England for improvements in our emergency care access standards. We have also recently invested £6.2m in improvements across our emergency floor and are looking innovatively about our workforce models across the emergency floor.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000.

We care about our patients and our people. We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike. With our emphasis on staff training and development, a staff support scheme that’s second to none, and a healthy package of benefits, it’s easy to put down roots in East Kent Hospitals.

For more details about the main duties and responsibilities of this role, please see the job description section below.


This advert closes on Sunday 22 Sep 2024

As a band 3 Clinical Support worker you will be required to work a shift pattern that covers 24 hours / 7 days a week including nights.

You will work alongside a band 5 or above staff member supporting service users currently staying in one of our Camden Crisis Houses and you will be expected to work flexibly across the 2 sites.

This will include supporting groups, working 1:1 with service users, taking referrals, telephone calls, attending MDT and other team meetings, attending both mandatory and any in-house training that is available to support you settling into the team.

You will be working closely with other Services and Teams in our NHS Trust and organisations outside such as MIND, Hestia and Look Ahead.

You will also be part of supporting service users in medication, social issues and activities in the house alongside qualified staff.

You will have a full induction and supernumerary period supported by Current experienced staff and the Team Managers.

Good written and oral communication is essential to this post in addition to have worked in a mental health setting previously ideally with people in crisis.

We currently have 2 Clinical Support Worker vacancies (Band 3) that will be required to work across two sites :

Daleham Gardens Crisis House in NW3 & Rivers Crisis House NW1

Both Houses are 24hr Crisis units, both with 6 beds which sit in the Camden Community Division in the Camden & Islington Foundation NHS Trust.

We take referrals from the community, wards and other teams/services in the Camden and Islington area and once screened and assessed as suitable will offer a stay with us for 1-2 weeks

We provide a comprehensive mental health assessment, medication review and informal counselling. We encourage our service users to live more independent lives.

Focus is on social inclusion, education and employment and activities of daily living.

We are looking for dynamic individuals with experience working in mental health to work flexibly with a team of support workers and practitioners in providing interventions to clients.

This is an exciting opportunity to build on and develop your skills in mental health.

This is a 24 hour / 7 day a week service including nights and so all staff are required to be able to commit to all types of shift required.

Please consider in your personal statement relevant information to the post.

The partnership between Barnet,Enfieldand Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originallyestablishedin 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.


In order tomeet the needs of the new Partnership services you may berequiredfrom time to time to work atdifferent locationsto your normal place of work. This may mean that youare required towork at any location that fall underBarnet,Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.





Please see attached documents for Job Description and main responsibilities for the role or alternatively please contact managers for more information


This advert closes on Monday 23 Sep 2024

A Fantastic opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses with drive & ambition to help shape the future of District Nursing services in Kent.

In 2025, the pathway is available in East Kent & West Kent, supported academically by Greenwich University and fully funded by Health Education England.

Post Graduate Diploma in Community Specialist Practice: District Nurse(Work based learning route)12 months

In order to be considered you normally need to be….

· A registered nurse with 2 years post registration experience and at least 12 months Community Nursing experience

· Able to provide evidence of Degree award 2:2 or above(consideration could be made for those in receipt of Diploma in Higher Nursing Education with additional study at level 6)

· Active NMC Mentor, Practice Assessor or Supervisor

· Able to provide evidence of recent professional development in your clinical area

In addition, you need to be dedicated to working in partnership with the Multi-disciplinary team to promote health and well-being and integrate services. You must also be keen to develop your clinical leadership skills to improve healthcare delivery in your community and understand current practice and policy on issues relating to your area of clinical practice.

Applications will open soon and interviews are planned for 5th/ 6thSeptember 2024.



We are looking for Registered Nurses who are passionate about enhancing the provision of care being delivered in their local area.

All candidates must have support from their Line Manager or Head of Service to apply for the program and will need evidence of this at interview.

The course commences in January 2025 at Avery Hill Campus, Greenwich University. The course is delivered as a blend of practice placements, directed study and classroom-based learning over 12 months. As a Full time student you will work under the direction of a Community Practice Assessor or Supervisor who holds the SPDN qualification, within a defined locality agreed on appointment.

If you are successfully shortlisted you will be invited to a joint interview with KCHFT and the University of Greenwich and will be expected to undertake interview and assessment.

This secondment opportunity is offered at mid Band 5 pay, but matching of current salary will be considered in agreement with supporting evidence from your Heads of Service.

For further details and information please contact

Sam Twyman, Specialist Practitioner District Nurse and Professional Lead Nurse for East Kent Adults

Mobile 07827663504 or via email stwyman@nhs.net

Anne-Marie Whyte, Specialist Practitioner District Nurse and Professional Lead Nurse for West Kent Adults

Mobile 07392864210 or via email awhyte@nhs.net









Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

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 differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.


This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and clinically experienced individuals to apply for the position of Advanced Practitioner Sonographer within the Obstetric Ultrasound team in East Kent.

Successful candidates will join us at a time where there have been exciting new changes to the department.

You will become part of a strong, multidisciplinary team focused on the provision of the East Kent Obstetric Ultrasound service.



The post holder will be part of the ultrasound team in providing an effective and efficient ultrasound service.

The post holder will be responsible for planning and running their day to day list of patients.

The post holder will be required to carry out a wide range of complex clinical duties, acting on their own initiative, and using a wide range of professional, analytical and reasoning skills.

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner carrying out a wide range of complex Obstetric scans. They report these examinations without routine input from any other professional discipline. They are required to make decisions regarding follow-up scans to monitor conditions and also referral to the appropriate clinicians when necessary. These actions will be based on the findings of the ultrasound examinations.

The Sonographer is required to communicate highly sensitive information to patients and clinicians.



The post holder will be required to travel across sites to cover lists.

Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’ – if you are great at what you do and want to work in an environment where you can give your best, come and be part of us!

In return, we promise to give you all the opportunities and development we can, so you can enjoy a great career with us.

We have high ambitions for our Trust, the patients it serves and the people who work here. We prize involving all our staff in what we do, and together been on a fantastic improvement journey which has led to widespread improvements to our services and praise from the CQC for our caring staff. We are proud of what we have achieved to date and are excited about what’s to come.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.



Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.


This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Sep 2024

Are you keen to work in the community in a dietetic career full of excitement and variety?

We are the team for you! We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic, newly qualified or current band 5 dietitian to come and work with our innovative and friendly home enteral nutrition team. Our team of specialist and highly specialist dietitians, dietetic associate practitioners, and our home enteral nutrition specialist nurse support adults across East and West Kent who are tube fed at home, giving us the opportunity to build relationships with our patients and provide holistic care.

Our adult and paediatric dietetics teams form the largest in the South East. We work alongside our specialist community dietetics colleagues in Oncology, Gastroenterology, Diabetes, and Paediatrics teams within Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics – all working in community settings in the beautiful South Eastern coastal County of Kent.

CQC have rated our trust as ‘Outstanding’. Their report stated “We found a healthy and authentic culture of valuing staff, openness, fairness and putting the patient at the heart of every policy, strategy and service delivered. Staff consistently told us they felt valued by their leaders and the organisation. Staff shared a great sense of pride in working for the trust”

We offer flexible working opportunities to achieve the best work/life balance possible and a hybrid of base and home working.

This exciting role will be for a dietitian in the early stage of their career to support adults who receive enteral tube feeding at home.

If successful, you will be fully supported, clinically supervised and integrated into the team where you will complete a preceptorship training programme led by experienced and enthusiastic dietitians in order to equip you with the skills and knowledge required in the realm of community dietetics.

Our team includes supervision and support from our highly specialist dietitians. You will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills across a wide variety of clinical conditions. You will also have access to dietitians in the wider department who specialise in a number of areas including gastroenterology, diabetes and obesity, and neurology. We are also supporting training for dietetic apprenticeships and dietetic students.

Your opinions and input will be welcomed and valued and you will have access to clinical supervision and in-house training and other CPD opportunities internally and externally to support your development.

The attached job description and person specification provides further details. We welcome any queries - please feel free to email the recruiting manager: becky.rogers3@nhs.net



Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

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.


This advert closes on Friday 27 Sep 2024

A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.


The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery unit is expanding to meet the needs of the population of East Kent. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Head & Neck Surgeon to join a team of 7 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. The Trust is going through a period of redevelopment, having attracted national investment to deliver a critical care hub for Kent and Medway. A new 24-bed Intensive Care Unit has been built at the Willian Harvey Hospital, to include bespoke training facilities, including dedicated space for in-situ simulation training. The William Harvey site is also the Trauma centre for East Kent. Robotic Head & Neck surgery is offered through the Kent and Canterbury site which is also the vascular centre for Kent & Medway.

The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality Maxillo Facial Surgical patient services, including elective and emergency, outpatient, day-case and inpatient management.

The Consultant will be responsible for prioritising patient lists for outpatient appointments and admissions within the nationally defined targets. Post holder will be encouraged to develop further specialist interests as part of general OMFS commitment in addition to Head and Neck Oncology sub specialty interest.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.


We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.

Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change.

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability


This advert closes on Sunday 15 Sep 2024

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging new role? Are you an enthusiastic, motivated individual who wants to work in a dynamic and lively department? If this is you why not come and join our Pharmacy team at East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a pro-active Pharmacy Technician with strong problem solving skills that is self-motivated and organized to form part of our pharmacy team .

Previous applicants need not apply

You must be an excellent communicator with outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills. You will need to be forward thinking and enthusiastic, with a commitment to continuing professional development.

The Successful candidate will be able to work towards their Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician and Medicines Optimisation accreditation's and to be part of our new approach to the Hospital transformation programme.

It is essential that you have a BTEC National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science and the NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Standards or equivalent qualification. You will also be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.


This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Sep 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Therapy Assistant to work full time at the William Harvey Hospital. The post holder will assist in the rehabilitation and recovery of patients on the Medical wards as an essential team member of the Therapy team on site.

The team works holistically and generically and consists of clinical specialist occupational therapists & physiotherapists, senior and junior therapists and support staff.

As a Band 4 you will work generically, providing high quality care through effective team work and will be expected to follow through treatment plans from admission to discharge. The team strives to provide high quality care and think innovatively to improve the service we deliver. As a team member you will assist and support the therapists in the Medical team and work closely with all members of the MDT.

The post holder will be expected to carry out initial assessments of patient’s needs and progress treatment plans to facilitate safe discharge from hospital which may involve home visits and close liaison with community support services.

As a therapy team we are constantly involved in service development and the post holder will be involved alongside the therapy team in new projects, service developments and initiatives to ensure best practice at all times.

Regular supervision is available. There is regular in-service training provided by both therapies and other MDT members. There is an opportunity to enroll on the apprenticeship scheme to develop your clinical skills further. External training opportunities may also be applied for as appropriate.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.


This advert closes on Thursday 5 Sep 2024

Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist

North Camden Rehab and Recovery Team

The North Camden R&R Team provides community based secondary health care and social care support to deliver effective recovery pathways with adults who are living with symptoms of, or are recovering from episodes of psychosis.

Dependant on the needs of the individual and carers, this can be short or long term support and includes co produced recovery and plans, developing collaborative relapse prevention strategies, longer term specialist treatment and complex case management provision.

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join our highly skilled and established multidisciplinary team in our trauma informed, recovery orientated and evidence based clinical approach to care. With robust clinical supervision and team support you will offer a caseload of people with complex needs creative support and signposting to empower them to live well. Aswell as delivering specialist health interventions and being involved in assessing and reviewing care and support needs, you will take part in adult safeguarding, provide statutory reports and assessments, be involved in supporting colleagues and supervising others, play a part in team development and be a advocate in supporting service users address the inequalities they may experience.





As a Clinical Specialist Nurse you will be working alongside a multi-disciplined team of therapy staff, medics, psychologists, supports workers, social workers, welfare and employment workers and supported by a clinical manager. You will keywork a caseload of people with complex needs and ensure holistic assessment and care delivery through a variety of direct activities and through signposting and liaison with partner agencies and community offers as their needs change through the pathways. This will include clinical and social care delivery, working in collaboration with Local Authority colleagues.

You will be an expert in medications and be able to administer depot medications in clinics and in people's homes and support and monitor treatment plans. You will support people to access care for their physical and social health to address isolation and health inequalities.

You will produce social circumstances reports for Tribunal and managers hearings for patients on sections of mental health act and you will take active role in undertaking adult safeguarding enquiries and be part of multiagency networks to protect vulnerable adults and their children.

Outside of your caseload you will act as a duty worker and help run clinics on a rota basis. You will play an active part in team meetings, clinical decision making, supervising junior staff and students, and supporting your peers.





The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

As clinical nurse specialist in North camden R&R Team, you will perform duties and hold the following duties and main responsibilities (this list is not exhaustive):
• Work as part of Multidisciplinary Team within the R&R Team in the delivery of holistic care for and with service users
• Collaboratively complete Dialog + assessment and care planning with service users
• Ensure Dialog + mandatory 6 months reviews are completed to monitor outcomes
• Hold a defined caseload of service users and manage their care delivery
• Complete thorough risk assessment and formulation for service users on your caseload and keep these updated.
• Raise safeguarding concerns and act as enquiry officer for your cases and any delegated cases.
• Ensure all incidents, near miss or actual are reported to your manager and reported through Datix.
• Take on Duty Person responsibilities as assigned and attend and occasionally chair daily morning huddles and weekly clinical meetings.
• Maintain sufficient contacts with service users face to face, telephone and other media, completing diary appointments and outcoming them promptly
• Make timely and accurate case note entries
• Communicate effectively with MDT both in and outside meetings and liaise with other statutory services and partnership agencies.
• Undertake care act assessments, mental capacity assessments and play an active role in best interests decisions.
• Complete Support plans and arrange to attend funding panel in timely manner for service users requiring packages of care and review the same support plan at set dates
• Ensure all eligible service users have s117 care plan agreed and completed at point of discharge and referred to funding panel. Complete S117 annual reviews following Dialog + and medical reviews.
• Take lead in assessing and addressing service users’ physical health needs and get involved in supporting their access to general healthcare and specialisms.
• Ensure an annual physical health tool is completed for all your caseload
• Work with partner agencies to meet service users needs
• Undertake MHAs if qualified as an AMHP
• Manage medications for the whole team alongside other nurses and administer depot injections safely, at the centre and in service users homes while monitoring their compliance, efficacy and side effects. Ensure documentation accurately both on the chart and on Rio.
• Ensure stock and individual medications are ordered and stored in timely manner and correctly
• Ensure there is consent or SOAD certificate on all service user medication charts
• Ensure s132 rights for any service users on CTO are presented to them whenever CTO is renewed
• Complete social circumstances report for detained in-patients and community patients on CTO who are on your caseload or when asked to cover.
• Liaise with inpatient ward colleagues and attend Ward Rounds for in-patients and assist in arranging safe and early discharge, ensuring 72 hours follow up is completed.
• Attend Tribunal or Associate Hospital Managers hearing for your service users or when asked to cover for colleagues
• Take lead in infection prevention and control
• Support student nurses and other students by as supervisor and assessor
• Supervise Assistant Practitioners when assigned.
• May on occasions be asked to deputise on behalf of team manager
• Take on Lead or Champion Roles for specific task or areas of the service
• Attend monthly supervisions and annual appraisal
• Complete all statutory and mandatory trainings in a timely manner
• Identify learning needs and discuss with your supervisor/line manager
• Offer orientation, induction and preceptorship to new staff
• You will be an agile worker able to prioritise and reprioritise to manage demand and flow
• Identify and inform your manager/senior practitioner tasks to be completed if working from home
• To be pro active and take initiative to improve service delivery, using quality improvement methodology
• Use evidence based practice to deliver care (e.g. NICE guidelines, Royal college of psychiatry)
• A good understanding of trauma informed care and its implementation in care and support
• Keep up to date with local and national changes in care delivery and understand how they will impact in care delivery


This advert closes on Monday 26 Aug 2024

Some of the key responsibilities will involve: Driving patients with varying health and mobility needs to and from hospital/Clinic appointments Assist, move and handle patients, who may be ambulatory or wheelchair bound, using appropriate equipment where necessary e.g. carrying patients up the stairs using a carry chair, moving immobile patients in and out of bed, on stretchers, wheelchairs into and out of the vehicle and homes Ensure safety and patient welfare at all times and providing reassurance, comfort and support when needed Assist patients when entering and leaving their homes Maintain cleanliness of vehicles and equipment Liaise with our central control team to ensure the timeline pick up and drop off of patients Undertake patient and vehicle risk assessments, and completion of reports or documentation

We have a fantastic career opportunity in forward thinking critical care environment

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Sister/Charge nurse position within the Critical Care department at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent.

We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of holistic care. This is reflected in our CQC reports, ICNARC data, performance metrics and feedback from patients, relatives and visitors to our unit.

We have a busy, mixed level unit admitting emergency and elective patients from a variety of specialities. These include maxillo-facial surgery and pPCi covering Kent.

We will have a dedicated training for multi professional use which will include a state-of-the-art high-fidelity simulation room.

To learn more about new purpose-built critical care unit, please click the link to watch the latest video created by the team.
https://youtu.be/8UvCFH243Hk

We are afriendly, supportive and dynamic team with a strong commitment to professional development. Critical Care is fully committed to audit, research and forward thinking this provides a dynamic environment conducive to gaining additional knowledge and skills.



We are seeking enthusiastic, energetic, and innovative and self- motivated sister/charge nurse to join our well established and diverse team. You will be expected to act and support our large workforce, to set and maintain the high clinical standards we all aspire to. The ideal candidate will have had minimum 3 years as a Band 5 within critical care and have the critical care course. You will need to demonstrate a pro-active and adaptive approach to support the ward managers and staff. You will need a positive mind-set and hold an interest in working within a fast-moving unit. The candidate must be a effective communicator, who can demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure, managing staff and delivering patient focused care. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the varied demands of the role as required.

There are excellent development and educational opportunities. This will help develop the right skills, the right set of behaviours and culture in order for us to motivate and engage our colleagues.

At EKHUFT the learning and development team for the trust, support through each step of their journey, from the first management role and beyond.

We will offer both classrooms based learning and bespoke advice.

Applicants must have:
• Critical care course
• Extensive clinical leadership/team management experience
• Expert skills in caring for both Level 2 and Level 3 patients
• A Degree or equivalent level of education and experience



We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.


This advert closes on Monday 26 Aug 2024