Student Specialist Practitioner District Nurse

Job summary

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.

KCHFT is seeking ambitious Registered Adult Nurses who are passionate about developing their careers while contributing to our reputation for high-quality community healthcare. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your skills and experience across a range of community settings, working within our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

We're offering a 12-month, full-time Specialist Practitioner Qualification ( District Nursing), with vacancies available across East and West Kent and academic support provided by the University of Greenwich. On successful completion, you will progress into a Band 6 Qualified Specialist Practitioner District Nurse role. Existing Band 6 staff will retain their Band 6 salary throughout the programme.

You will be supported to develop as a clinical leader, delivering high-quality patient care, driving innovation, and contributing to an inclusive and supportive culture. You will also have opportunities to influence service development and make a meaningful difference to the communities we serve.

If you're committed to putting patients first, supporting people to live well for longer, and playing a key role in the future of community healthcare, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We're looking for motivated and compassionate Registered Nurses who are passionate about delivering high-quality community care and developing as future clinical leaders.

To apply, you must:

• Be a Registered Nurse with at least 12 months' Community Nursing experience.
• Be an active NMC Mentor, Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor.
• Demonstrate recent professional development relevant to your clinical area.

We're interested in nurses who can:

• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to promote health, wellbeing and integrated care.
• Demonstrate the ambition to develop their leadership skills and improve healthcare delivery within local communities.
• Show awareness of current practice, policy and emerging developments relevant to their specialty.

This is an exciting time to join Community Nursing. As more care is delivered closer to home, you'll play a key role in helping people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. From preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting people with long-term conditions to providing high-quality end-of-life care, you'll work in partnership with patients, families and carers to achieve the best possible outcomes.

As this is a funded educational development opportunity, applicants must have the full and unrestricted right to work in the UK for the duration of the programme. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require visa sponsorship at this time.

About us

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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Details

Date posted
10 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 5

Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year

pro rata per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
846-8138275-CF

Job locations
Trinity House

Ashford, Canterbury, South Kent Coast, Thanet

TN25 4AZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 View email address on meeveem.com, 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 cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 View email address on meeveem.com, 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 cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications, training and experience

Essential

• You will have a Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing
• You will have at least one year's experience of working as a Nurse or midwife
• You will be a registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• You will need to have a customer focussed approach
• Provide patients, clients and their families with the best possible experience
• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases.
• You will understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health
• You will have knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks. You will fully understand the role and remit of a SPDN

Person Specification

Qualifications, training and experience

Essential

• You will have a Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing
• You will have at least one year's experience of working as a Nurse or midwife
• You will be a registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• You will need to have a customer focussed approach
• Provide patients, clients and their families with the best possible experience
• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases.
• You will understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health
• You will have knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks. You will fully understand the role and remit of a SPDN

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Trinity House

Ashford, Canterbury, South Kent Coast, Thanet

TN25 4AZ

United Kingdom

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Employer details

Employer name
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Trinity House

Ashford, Canterbury, South Kent Coast, Thanet

TN25 4AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website
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Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:
Professional Lead District Nurse

Lindsey Johnson

View email address on meeveem.com

Details

Date posted
10 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 5

Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year

pro rata per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
846-8138275-CF

Job locations
Trinity House

Ashford, Canterbury, South Kent Coast, Thanet

TN25 4AZ

United Kingdom

Supporting documents

Privacy notice
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.