Job 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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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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Job description
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able 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
Essential
- Full Registration with a licence to practice with the GMC
- Evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competencies in a relevant specialty and likelihood of achievement of ST2/CT2 competencies in area of speciality.
Desirable
- Any further postgraduate qualifications relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within area of speciality.
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the role of other professionals and partnership working
- Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months
Desirable
- Evidence of research and/or audit publications in peer reviewed journals.
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills within area of speciality
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
- Ability to use a range of IT programmes including PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge within area of speciality
- Demonstrates experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
- Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
Personal attributes
Essential
- A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities.
- Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
- Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
Additional requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with a licence to practice with the GMC
- Evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competencies in a relevant specialty and likelihood of achievement of ST2/CT2 competencies in area of speciality.
Desirable
- Any further postgraduate qualifications relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within area of speciality.
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the role of other professionals and partnership working
- Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months
Desirable
- Evidence of research and/or audit publications in peer reviewed journals.
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills within area of speciality
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
- Ability to use a range of IT programmes including PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge within area of speciality
- Demonstrates experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
- Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
Personal attributes
Essential
- A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities.
- Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
- Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
Additional requirements
Essential
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
