Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

We have over 250 incredible volunteers and this year they gave an astonishing 40,000 hours of their time! From SWAN volunteers who support patients at the end of life to Pets As Therapy dogs and their owners, and our League of Friends volunteers, they can be found across the Trust making a difference to people's lives every day. Members of our Executive team - and our fabulous Voluntary Services team - joined them for Christmas lunch at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals to say thank you and to present long service awards, including to two people who have volunteered for 25 years, and three who have completed 30 years of service! Anne-Marie Stevens-Swain, Voluntary Services Manager, said: “I have the pleasure of leading our wonderful team of volunteers, and it’s important we recognise the outstanding contribution they make...Our volunteers demonstrate a real commitment to our organisation, and I look forward to continuing to work with them in the new year.” Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for everything you have done to support us this year! 💙

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust had the chance to show off the #Teletracking Care Coordination Centre (CCC) https://lnkd.in/gDuyjhjJ when Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones MP came by for a tour. The CCC uses real time data to constantly monitor the Trust’s 700 beds to improve the movement of patients through its hospitals. It has reduced the amount of time a bed is empty, making sure patients arriving by ambulance are quickly moved into our emergency departments. This ensures patients get the right care, in the right place at the right time, helping to minimise discharge delays and getting patients home or to their next place of care as quickly as possible. #DigitalHealth #Interoperability #NHS #HealthTech

We are seeking dedicated and motivated individuals to join our team of domestic assistants at Maidstone Hospital! As a domestic assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our facilities remain clean, comfortable and inviting for both patients and staff. We have a variety of different shifts available, apply today 👉 https://buff.ly/41fHJFi

Great day promoting a job at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to students University of Brighton talking #band5 #preceptorship

Maidstone Hospital hosted the first Kent and Medway Breast Study Day last month, with over 100 delegates gathering for presentations and discussions on practice development, innovation, breast imaging and national requirements for the NHS breast screening service. Presenters included Consultant Radiographer, Ivy Okereke who explored artificial intelligence developments in breast radiology, and Innovation Manager, Hayley Beresford who discussed opportunities for attendees to be involved in research and innovation. The event also included a poster presentation, including studies such as the Breast Radiology team’s research into gender inequality in breast radiology services, which was recognised at this year's Healthwatch Awards. Superintendent Radiographer, Sally Harper said the day: “...was a resounding success...We’ve collected extremely positive feedback from the event, and look forward to welcoming colleagues again in the future to further develop our practice.”

We are recruiting an advanced speech and language therapist to work in a split post as part of the acute inpatients and head and neck/ENT teams. This role will be based across Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals, managing patients with dysphagia on an acute inpatient caseload as well as adults who present with a wide range of swallowing and communication disorders. The successful candidate will be provided with an outstanding learning and development package alongside a broad range of development opportunities. Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/3ZEmKdQ

The work of teams at ‘one of the top performing trusts in the country’ was praised by Rachel Reeves MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer during a visit to Maidstone Hospital today. She heard about innovative ways of working which enable us to deliver some of the fastest access to patient care in the country. Her visit included the new Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre, which has three state-of-the-art operating theatres and is helping patients across Kent and Medway who need planned surgery on bones, joints and muscles. She also visited the Care Coordination Centre which uses real time data to constantly monitor the Trust’s 700 beds. It has reduced the amount of time a bed is empty, making sure patients arriving by ambulance are quickly moved into our emergency departments. Against a backdrop of increasing demand we continue to be one of the top-performing trusts in the country. We were the first trust in England to have no long waiting patients, are regularly in the top five for emergency department performance, and have delivered the national cancer standard each month for five years. Read more: https://ow.ly/25R550UocKb

The Radiology department are expanding their services and have vacancies for receptionists to join their busy and friendly team. If you have excellent communication skills with a willingness to learn and meet new challenges, we would love to hear from you! Apply now 👉 https://buff.ly/49s9RqG

Our expert radiotherapy team at Kent and Canterbury Hospital have cared for their first patient with a type of high-dose radiation to target lung cancer and provide even quicker treatment times. Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) delivers high doses of radiation in fewer treatments compared with conventional radiotherapy techniques, precisely locating tumours while protecting surrounding healthy tissues. SABR means shorter treatment courses and fewer side effects, and has been provided at Maidstone Hospital since 2017. Expanding the service to Canterbury means patients in east Kent can now be treated much closer to home. The Kent Oncology Centre - which delivers radiotherapy at both Maidstone and Kent & Canterbury hospitals - is one of the country's largest cancer centres and is achieving all three national cancer standards, making our cancer services one of the best performing in the country. Well done to the team for providing this fantastic new service to our patients! 👏

🎉 Woo-hoo! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been nominated for an HSJ Partnership Award 🎖️ for the incredible work we’ve achieved alongside Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust! Together, we’ve been rolling out an end-to-end workforce solution to help drive tangible results for clinicians, rota coordinators, and workforce managers. A big thank you to the Trust's teams for their support and close partnership on our journey so far.