Senior Physiotherpist

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 April 2025

Job summary

As a Band 6 Physiotherapist within the Community Rehabilitation Team you will be assessing and providing intervention for a wide range of conditions including falls, orthopaedics, neurology and Stroke.

Your caseload will include patients with complex health and social care issues. You will also be involved in supervision of junior staff, students and service improvement.

Main duties of the job

Band 6 Physiotherapists work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.

Band 6 Physiotherapists are expected to be kind, responsive and professional, contributing to the quality of the services we provide by:

  • Keeping the people who use our services safe through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
  • Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
  • Ensuring the people that use our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with them.

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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Date posted

10 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-7136275-UJ

Job locations

Trinity House, Ashford

Ashford

TN25 4AZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

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

  • Diploma/Degree in physiotherapy Appropriate State registration with the Health Professions Council

Desirable

  • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 18 months recent experience within the past 2 years at band 5 level or above.

Desirable

  • Clinical experience within community, working with patients with neurological conditions

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of clinical governance and its implication

Desirable

  • Member of relevant clinical interest groups.

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Adaptable communication skills, demonstrating a wide range of skills used appropriately in complex situations

Desirable

  • Able to train, appraise and supervise others
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in physiotherapy Appropriate State registration with the Health Professions Council

Desirable

  • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 18 months recent experience within the past 2 years at band 5 level or above.

Desirable

  • Clinical experience within community, working with patients with neurological conditions

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of clinical governance and its implication

Desirable

  • Member of relevant clinical interest groups.

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Adaptable communication skills, demonstrating a wide range of skills used appropriately in complex situations

Desirable

  • Able to train, appraise and supervise others

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).

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.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trinity House, Ashford

Ashford

TN25 4AZ


Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trinity House, Ashford

Ashford

TN25 4AZ


Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead, CRTA

Balaji Srinivasan

b.srinivasan@nhs.net

Date posted

10 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-7136275-UJ

Job locations

Trinity House, Ashford

Ashford

TN25 4AZ


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