Speciality Doctor | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £59,175 - £95,400 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2025 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9NT |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7201819/846-7201819-CF |
Summary
This Specialty Doctor role within KCHFT’s Community Home Treatment Service involves collaboration with Primary and Secondary Care, Social Care, Mental Health, and Commissioners to enhance services for frail patients. Urgent Care Services support SAS Doctors with job planning for professional growth.
The HTS team includes SAS Doctors, Consultant Geriatricians, Practitioners, GPs, ACPs, and trainees, with plans for expansion. Strong partnerships with the Acute Hospital Trust (MTW) and Paramedic Trust help improve frailty care. West Kent HTS is an established, evolving MDT delivering hospital-level care at home, offering CGA, IV treatments, bedside diagnostics, medication reviews, and respiratory therapies.
This role allows clinicians to refine skills in frailty care within the growing virtual ward model. Operating 08:00–22:00, seven days a week, shifts are allocated based on demand. Visits are planned, some conducted in pairs. Trust vehicles are available, but access to a car is essential. Community Hospital cover may be required, with opportunities for QI and education. This is a rewarding role for energetic clinicians seeking clinical satisfaction.
Medical and Dental colleagues must fulfil clinical and administrative duties per their job plan, maintain CPD for professional registration, and collaborate across health and social care sectors. They are responsible for annual appraisals, mentoring, and non-judgmental patient care while adhering to GMC guidelines
Ensuring patient safety involves appropriate diagnosis, risk assessments, safeguarding, compliance with legal standards, supervision, and continuous improvement. They must lead high-quality services, attend MDT meetings, provide expert opinions, and guide policy development.
Patient experience is enhanced by delivering patient-centred care, treating individuals sensitively, and addressing complaints effectively. Strong communication with leadership, partners, and junior staff is essential.
Medical professionals play a key role in leadership, audits, research, and mentorship while adapting practice to evolving healthcare needs. The Specialty Doctor will work 9 PAs weekly with 1 SPA. Job plans will be reviewed over time.
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
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This advert closes on Sunday 15 Jun 2025