Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join our urgent care and community rehabilitation team. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic care to support safe home-based recovery and timely discharge.

You will work across community settings, manage your own caseload, and contribute to innovative models such as Virtual Wards while collaborating with colleagues to deliver high-quality patient centred care 24/7.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.
• Experience in urgent care and community rehabilitation.
• Ability to manage own caseload and provide triage when needed.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic care for patients.
• Coordinate equipment provision and complex manual handling plans.
• Contribute to innovative care models such as Virtual Wards.

Skills

HCPC registered

Autonomous practice

Communication skills

Job description

Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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 or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Are you a passionateOccupational Therapist or Physiotherapistlooking for a rewarding role within a dynamic and evolving Urgent Care Service? Join our multidisciplinary team delivering short-term care, rehabilitation and therapy interventions that help people remain safely at home, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and support timely hospital discharge.

Working across community settings, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic care for patients with complex needs, promoting independence through rehabilitation and enablement. You will manage your own caseload, undertake triage and urgent assessments, identify and respond to clinical deterioration, prescribe appropriate treatment interventions, coordinate equipment provision and contribute to complex manual handling plans. You will also play a key role in supporting innovative models of care, including Virtual Wards, enabling patients to receive hospital-level care in their own homes through remote monitoring and multidisciplinary support.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and adaptable HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering high-quality patient-centred care. You will be confident working autonomously while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team, providing specialist advice and supporting colleagues with complex assessments and clinical decision‑making.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and problem‑solving skills, experience managing patients with complex health needs, and a passion for supporting people to achieve maximum independence. You will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and the delivery of business and operational objectives, while supporting the Clinical Lead in the day‑to‑day running of the team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a service that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing urgent care, rehabilitation, admission avoidance, discharge support and end‑of‑life care in the community. If you're looking for a role where you can make a real difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from non‑EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

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.

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust