Support Worker | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Our Enablement and Urgent Care services are responsive and flexible with the aim of supporting people to develop andmaintain their independence within their home environment. Our aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early discharge from the acute hospitals.

The Home First Team provides short-term support and a period of assessment to enable people to be as independent aspossible in their home environment so they can return home following a hospital admission. The service is a KCHFT and KCC Adult Social Care Partnership.

• Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound judgement and effective risk assessments, escalating concerns to the relevant professional in a timely manner.
• Support and advise people and their close support network on how best to manage their condition in the context ofliving in their home, with a non-judgmental approach, whilst maintaining privacy, dignity and respect to ensure the highest standards at all times.
• Support, develop and help to maintain a person’s confidence and independent living skills in order for them to optimisetheir abilities and regain the optimum levels of independence.

If you need Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to be able to join us and you are successful in your application, we will reimburse the cost of using the UKVI Priority Visa Service (currently £500), so you are able to join Team KCHFT as quickly as possible.

This financial support is conditional on you successfully completing all stages of the recruitment process, including interview, receipt of a formal offer, and satisfactory pre-employment checks. You need to be willing to pay the priority service fee upfront and, subject to you meeting all other pre-employment requirements and beginning employment with us, you will be able to reclaim this cost through our expenses process.

Please be aware this financial support only applies to the priority service fee. The cost of the skilled worker visa itself will not be reimbursed.

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

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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 can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jun 2026