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Are you a Senior Nurse or Paramedic Practitioner? 

Are you interested in joining a Trust committed to your development?

Would you like to be part of an organisation that really values your well-being?

Do you want to treat people rather than conditions?

Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients.

Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce.

These aren’t just empty words either. At our “Outstanding” rated trust more than half of our workforce work flexibly, including compressed hours and term time only. More than 70% of our workforce feel we take positive action on health and wellbeing, and we aim to improve this. We are proud to say that we consistently score above the national average in our staff survey results, particularly for our focus on the well-being of our workforce.  

And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.

Main duties of the job

Working in either the Deal or Folkestone area, you'll be an independent Practitioner examining, diagnosing and treating patients with minor injuries and illness' from age 1 up. You will see patients for X ray, suture and deal with all wounds

The department can be busy and diverse in an ever-changing environment and we are looking for highly motivated members, to join our team, who are adaptable to clinical change on a shift basis.

The post has been developed to cover shift patterns at the newly developed Folkestone and Deal Urgent Treatment Centres however sometimes internal rotation across the service as required.

You should have the ability to work autonomously, ‘’think on your feet’’ and take responsibility for the unit, being willing to develop and expand your clinical practice within the service guidelines.

The service opening times in the Minor Injuries is 8am to 8pm seven days a week.

Working for our organisation

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver 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’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. 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. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations