Community Nurse | Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Please note:

at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Now is the time to be part of a healthcare transformation. The new NHS 10-Year Plan puts community care at the centre of service delivery—shifting resources closer to where people live and promoting prevention over hospital admission.

As a member of a community-based NHS trust, you’ll be at the forefront of this change. Work in integrated neighbourhood teams, delivering joined‑up care alongside GPs, mental health professionals, social workers and voluntary services. Benefit from new roles, clear career pathways, apprenticeships, and personalised development support.

The plan also brings new workforce standards: improved flexible working, mental health support, safe workplaces, and strong protections against discrimination. With greater investment in underserved areas and a focus on reducing health inequalities, your work will have local impact and national importance.

Community trusts are leading the way in digital innovation, using tools like virtual wards to reduce admin and improve patient care.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, this is your chance to help deliver a modern, inclusive, and community-focused NHS.

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.

The Dover Community Nursing Team delivers high‑quality nursing care to adults aged 18 and over in their own homes, supporting people with complex and long‑term conditions to remain safe, well and independent. We provide personalised, holistic care that helps patients stay in their chosen environment and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

• Wound management
• Palliative and end‑of‑life care
• Symptom control
• Catheter care
• Venepuncture
• Administration of injectable medications

As a Band 5 Community Nurse, your day will be varied and clinically rewarding. You will manage your own caseload, deliver high‑quality wound care, administer medication, support catheter management and provide essential end‑of‑life care. You will also contribute to VAC therapy, mentor students and work closely with colleagues to ensure safe and effective care planning. This role offers autonomy, strong professional development and the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and families.

It is ideal for a motivated nurse who values independence, teamwork and making a real difference to people’s lives in their homes.

• 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 suit us both.

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