Physiotherapist

NHS; Hersden; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider is looking for an enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join their team in Canterbury. You will support clinical teams in delivering high-quality patient care. Potential candidates should possess a health-related degree, relevant experience, and driving licence. This role offers a salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per annum, pro rata, in a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Neuro practice.
• Experience leading and managing teams.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support NHS in delivering excellent patient care.
• Use skills and expertise to assist clinical teams.
• Confirm UK driving licence if required.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Influencing skills

Driving licence

Education

Health related degree

Registered health care professional

Working towards Master level study

Tools

Microsoft Office

IT packages

Job description

Go back Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

Physiotherapist

The closing date is 24 September 2025

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there's never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our professional team in Canterbury.

We're a close team but we're never exclusive; if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That’s where you come in.

We're always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is important as you’ll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to provide support to our hard-working frontline NHS teams.

We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same; although NHS experience isn’t a requirement for this role you’ll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times.

The challenges come thick and fast in this role but you’ll know that your input is contributing to the excellent experience our patients and service users have every day.

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 suit us both.

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. You will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able 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.

The job description and person specification give 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 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6
• Registered health care professional (NMC or HCPC registration) / significant experience in health improvement environment
• Working towards Master level study

Experience

• Demonstratable experience in area of practice (Neuro)
• Experience of leading and managing teams
• Experience of developing policy and service development plans with practical experience of change management
• Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages

Knowledge

• Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
• Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months
• Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor) experience

Skills

• Ability to manage time effectively, priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Full UK driver’s licence

Personal Attributes

• Ability to manage and lead change
• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata