Urgent Care Practitioner

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 or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

The Home Treatment Service (HTS) is part of the Urgent Care Service, providing hospital-level assessment and treatment in patients' usual place of residence. Supporting people with frailty, long-term conditions and acute deterioration, the service helps avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and enables timely discharge from hospital.

As a Band 7 Urgent Care Practitioner, you will deliver advanced clinical assessment and treatment through planned and urgent home visits, working across a 7-day service. Using advanced history-taking, physical examination, clinical reasoning and risk assessment skills, you will autonomously assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients with complex and changing needs.

Working closely with acute trusts, primary care, ambulance services and community partners, you will coordinate person-centred care, make timely clinical decisions and contribute to multidisciplinary planning to achieve the best outcomes for patients and carers.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced and motivated clinician who can combine expert clinical practice with leadership, education and service development. You will provide senior clinical support to colleagues, supervise and develop staff and students, and act as a role model for evidence-based practice and professional standards.

Alongside delivering high-quality care, you will contribute to governance, audit, quality improvement and pathway development, helping to shape and improve urgent community services. You will be confident managing a dynamic caseload, prioritising clinical need, responding to changing demand and supporting operational service delivery.

A commitment to safeguarding, excellent communication, multidisciplinary working and continuous professional development is essential. In return, you will join a supportive, innovative team delivering responsive care that enables patients to remain safely at home whenever possible.

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.

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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 kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, 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

Professional registration: current registration with the NMC, HCPC or GPhC in a profession relevant to the role. Substantial post-registration experience in urgent, acute or community care, including management of complex caseloads Evidence of enhanced assessment, clinical decision-making and physical examination skills relevant to the service Experience of supervising, teaching, mentoring or assessing others and contributing to team or service development A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role

Desirable

Non-medical prescribing, practice assessor or mentorship qualification, management or supervisory development, and progress towards Master's-level study. Knowledge and skills

Essential

Evidence-based knowledge of current clinical practice, NICE guidance, relevant national policy and clinical governance requirements Partnership working across health, social care, ambulance, acute, primary care, voluntary and community services Clinically credible and accountable, able to make safe autonomous decisions and seek guidance appropriately Improvement skills including audit, data interpretation, quality improvement, change management and implementation of agreed actions

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .