Clinical Lead - Community Hospitals

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 January 2026

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 organised Clinical Lead Therapist – Community Hospitals 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.

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 provide support to 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.

Additional Working Pattern: 5 days a week

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we have 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 of compassion, aspiration, responsiveness and excellence.

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 information is not visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except where you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability.

The data we collect helps us ensure we are attracting a diverse applicant pool, that all 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 our patients and for you. We support you to work flexibly in a way that suits us both.

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.

As a community trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role. 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 at  quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification give you all the information you need about this role. Please review the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application.

Please let our recruitment team know if you need an application form in an alternative format. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles, so to increase your chances of being shortlisted please apply as soon as possible. The vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated.

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