Clinical Lead Nurse | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a Clinical Lead Nurse to join our Continence Service at KCHFT.

We are a team of Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurses, Pelvic Health Physiotherapists and Assistant Practitioners with expertise in the care and treatment of bladder, bowel and pelvic health conditions, including pelvic floor dysfunction, continence and incontinence support. We are supported by our administrative team. We offer a service to clients in Ashford, Canterbury and Coastal, South Kent Coast, Thanet and west Kent areas.

As the Clinical Lead Nurse you will oversee and support the management of a complex clinical caseload of patients with specialist clinical services as an autonomous practitioner.

You'll act as a role model for more junior members in the team, demonstrating a high level of skill and knowledge in a designated
specialist area of clinical practice.

You will actively participate in the education and training of staff and students, taking a lead role in the organisation, implementation and evaluation of internal and external training programmes.

The role will require 80 per cent clinical and 20 per cent service development based
on the dependency of the clinical speciality

Additional Working Pattern: Weekdays - core hours

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

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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