Trainee Bladder & Bowel Nurse Specialist | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	16 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	18 March 2026
Location:	Kent Wide, TN25 4AZ
Company:	Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7787928/846-7787928-CF

Summary

Now is the time to be part of a healthcare transformation. The new NHS 10-Year Plan puts community care at the centre of service delivery—shifting resources closer to where people live and promoting prevention over hospital admission.

As a member of a community-based NHS trust, you’ll be at the forefront of this change. Work in integrated neighbourhood teams, delivering joined-up care alongside GPs, mental health professionals, social workers, and voluntary services. Benefit from new roles, clear career pathways, apprenticeships, and personalised development support.

The plan also brings new workforce standards: improved flexible working, mental health support, safe workplaces, and strong protections against discrimination. With greater investment in underserved areas and a focus on reducing health inequalities, your work will have local impact and national importance.

Community trusts are leading the way in digital innovation, using tools like virtual wards to reduce admin and improve patient care.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, this is your chance to help deliver a modern, inclusive, and community-focused NHS.

Are you a motivated Band 5 nurse looking to develop specialist clinical skills and progress your career? Join our Kent‑wide Continence Service in a structured development role designed to support your transition to Band 6.

Working closely under the supervision and guidance of our Specialist Continence Nurse, you’ll gain the advanced knowledge and hands‑on experience needed to assess, treat and support people with complex bladder and bowel conditions. You’ll learn to complete holistic assessments, plan and implement individualised care plans, and build confidence in managing continence needs across a diverse caseload.

You will have a personalised professional development plan, co‑written with the Specialist Continence Nurse, outlining clear goals and timeframes. All required competencies will be supported and developed, with the expectation that they are achieved within 12–18 months to enable progression to Band 6.

Throughout your training, you’ll work as a valued member of the team while receiving close supervision from specialist nurses and physiotherapists. We’re looking for someone committed, enthusiastic and ready to grow within a supportive, expert service dedicated to improving continence care across Kent.

If you’re passionate about developing specialist skills and advancing your nursing career, we’d love to support your journey.

Additional Working Pattern: m-f 9-5

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

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

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

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

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 differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.


This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026