Health Improvement Practitioner – Team Lead

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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

Are you an experienced and motivated Health Practitioner ready to take the next step into leadership? We are looking for a dynamic Team Lead to join our Health & Social Care Coordinator (HSCC) and Primary Care Lifestyle Teams within East Kent Long Term Services.

This is a rewarding and varied role where you’ll blend clinical expertise with leadership, making a real difference to patient outcomes. You will lead and support staff through supervision, mentoring, and line management, while coordinating service delivery across both teams.

Alongside leadership responsibilities, you’ll remain hands-on in patient care — carrying out assessments, supporting care coordination, contributing to MDT working, and guiding patients to the right services. You’ll also undertake Trusted Assessor equipment assessments (full training provided).

Working closely with Community Nursing teams, GPs, and wider partners, you’ll play a key role in reducing health inequalities, improving quality of life, and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.

Main duties of the job

You bring a strong clinical background, combined with leadership or supervisory experience, and a passion for delivering integrated, patient-centred care. You’re highly organised, a confident communicator, and thrive in collaborative environments.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading, mentoring, and supporting staff development
  • Coordinating and overseeing service delivery across both teams
  • Monitoring resources, budgets, and contributing to service improvement
  • Collecting, analysing, and reporting data to support outcomes
  • Ensuring high-quality, evidence-based clinical practice
  • Assessing patient needs and facilitating appropriate referrals
  • Communicating effectively with MDTs and senior management

This role is based across Canterbury and Ashford, with regular travel for home visits, clinics, and multidisciplinary meetings.

If you’re ready to lead with purpose and improve patient care across East Kent, we’d love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bachelor’s degree (BA (BSc) NVQ level 6, Ordinary degree or equivalent demonstrable experience

Desirable

  • Public Health related training/CPD
  • Training/teaching/facilitation qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of group management/facilitation and training design and delivery
  • Experience of managing projects and undertaking evaluation

Desirable

  • NHS specific IT system experience
  • Knowledge of finance system
  • Understanding of NHS Community Services

Knowledge

Essential

  • Design and development of standard and bespoke data reports
  • Proven use of office systems, with advanced use of Microsoft Office, i.e. MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel

Desirable

  • An understanding of the current public health agenda and challenges

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).

Closing Date: 19 July 2026

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