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Working as a nurse at Benenden Hospital

As a Nurse or Healthcare Support Worker at our hospital you’ll be working in our modern and spacious Outpatient department, in our Eye Unit or on our wards, which were opened after the hospital’s redevelopment in 2017.

The Outpatient department has 31 ultra-clean, spacious clinic rooms, which provide a relaxing and discreet environment for consultation and treatment. We’re proud of our generous staff to patient ratio, which allows the nursing staff to spend more time with their patients.

We have 32 beds in our stunning Garland and Bensan Wards for inpatients and day patients. These modern facilities have bright and spacious private bedrooms with an en-suite wet room.

Our expert Consultants are available and on hand to help with any queries and managers are always accessible, and the management structure is open and visible. If you have a question or problem, you can easily find someone to confidentially talk it through with.

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So, I had my interview back in February, but I didn't get my nursing PIN until September, so there's a long wait between getting the job and starting and everyone was fantastic. The staff were really, really, really helpful, keeping me up to date with how my application was progressing and also supporting me and getting my PIN and making sure that everything was sorted for the NMC register.

So, there's a great community here at Benenden Hospital. The staff love to get involved with things so it's a great environment to be in. I would recommend for any newly qualified clinical staff to work at Benenden hospital. It's such a supportive environment, there's plenty of staff who are really experienced and very, very happy to help and yeah, you can explore loads of different areas and find what works for you.

Current nursing and clinical support vacancies

Healthcare Support Worker - Outpatients

£23,400 - £23,501 per annum

Permanent Contract, full time

We are currently looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) in our Outpatients department. You will provide high standards of care to our patients and their relatives/carers, during their visit to the department.  The successful candidates will join an experienced and friendly team, the position is full time.

Senior Staff Nurse - Outpatients

£37,250 - £45,087 per annum

Permanent Contract, Full time

We are currently recruiting a Senior Staff Nurse to support the Outpatients department manager/sister with professional leadership and operational management. You will provide clinical expertise in planning and implementing high standards of patient-focussed care, following hospital policies, guidelines, and protocols.  Delivering advice and support for the Outpatient Team and assuming responsibility for the outpatient department in the absence of the manger/sister.

I have a question about working in nursing and clinical support at Benenden Hospital

What job roles in nursing are available at Benenden Hospital?

We have a range of job roles available for nursing staff:

  • Outpatients Sister/ Manager
  • Senior Staff Nurse
  • Staff Nurse
  • Nursing Associate
  • Student Nursing Associate
  • Healthcare Support Worker
  • Continence Care Nurse Specialist
  • Urodynamic assessment Continence Care Nurse

What qualifications are required to work in a nursing role?

Staff Nurse

You should be a first level Registered Nurse, preferably with some Outpatient experience.

Healthcare Support Worker role

You should be educated to GCSE level or have equivalent experience. You should have a relevant professional qualification: NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or other relevant health-related qualification). If you don’t have this qualification you must show a willingness to undertake it.

What training and development are on offer for nursing staff at Benenden Hospital?

Whatever your grade, we have excellent in-house coaching and training available to ensure that your clinical skills are kept up to date. We also offer a range of online IT training videos in the most popular software packages as well as help and guidance to use our patient appointments system.

Staff development is at the heart of Benenden Hospital and every employee is invited to take part in a career conversation with their manager and to create a career development plan.

We also provide excellent training for Nurse Associates and support our nurses if they wish to develop into a leadership role.

Applying for a position

If you wish to apply for a position, please send your application form and CV to kentcareers@benenden.org.uk.

For general vacancy enquiries, please contact Claire Mansfield, Resourcing Officer, by email.