Job Description:

Job information Respiratory Physiotherapist from the Company Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, this latest Respiratory Physiotherapist job vacancy is located in the city Ashford TN located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Respiratory field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Pulmonary Rehabilitation team for a dynamic and enthusiastic Respiratory Physiotherapists within Kent. We have a new post in the East Kent area covering Ashford/Canterbury locality. Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation teams provide valuable services across East Kent and DGS (Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley) localities. This is a skilled post with the expectation that you will utilise your specialised clinical knowledge to assess and treat patients with chronic respiratory conditions in a community setting. Your input into this service will allow patients to improve their functional ability and breathlessness management to make a tangible difference to their quality of life. The team are now also integral to providing a rehabilitation service to those patients recovering Long-Covid. As a member of our team we will ensure that you have the opportunity to strengthen and develop your specialised respiratory skills. You will be an integral part of a team including a Band 7 Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and supported by an admin team to deliver a high quality service. You will play a key part in engagement with integrated accountable care organisations. The Pulmonary Rehabilitation service is currently working with different care providers in Kent and continues to develop the respiratory pathway and the service to serve the local population. Key job summary of this role include:

• The Band 6 Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist supports the Clinical Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist ( Band 7) within a locality area
• To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate a high quality, evidence based Pulmonary Rehabilitation and respiratory physiotherapy service for respiratory patients within a locality area
• Engage and provides support to more junior staff to coordinate their areas accordingly.

It is essential that you are HCPC registered with proven experience and knowledge in a respiratory specialised field. We welcome applications from band 5 Physiotherapists looking to specialise into chronic respiratory disease management where you will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills. Driving or access to transport is also essential for this post. There is an option of hours from a minimum of 22.5 hours up to a maximum of 37.5 hours. 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 See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways 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 can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

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Closed Date : 2025-04-11