Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused NHS trust in Ashford seeks a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner to work closely within a multi-disciplinary team. This role emphasizes professional demeanor, patient support, and engagement in community healthcare transformation. Flexibility in working patterns is offered to accommodate personal commitments. Applications are encouraged quickly due to potential early closing of the vacancy.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development support

Qualifications

• Capable of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Professional, responsive, and knowledgeable attitude towards clients.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and registered clinicians within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide reassurance and maintain professionalism towards clients and families.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Band 4 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner to join our Ashford based team. In this busy role you will be working within a multi-disciplinary team to support our patients and registered clinicians.

Now is the time to be part of a healthcare transformation. The new NHS 10-Year Plan puts community care at the centre of service delivery—shifting resources closer to where people live and promoting prevention over hospital admission. As a member of a community-based NHS trust, you’ll be at the forefront of this change. Work in integrated neighbourhood teams, delivering joined-up care alongside GPs, mental health professionals, social workers, and voluntary services. Benefit from new roles, clear career pathways, apprenticeships, and personalised development support. The plan also brings new workforce standards: improved flexible working, mental health support, safe workplaces, and strong protections against discrimination. With greater investment in underserved areas and a focus on reducing health inequalities, your work will have local impact and national importance. Community trusts are leading the way in digital innovation, using tools like virtual wards to reduce admin and improve patient care. If you’re passionate about making a difference, this is your chance to help deliver a modern, inclusive, and community-focused NHS.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to support our patients and registered clinicians.
• Provide reassurance in a professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident manner and maintain a kind, caring and professional attitude towards clients and families by considering dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.

Working pattern

Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 08.30 - 16.30

Equality, diversity and inclusion / Application information

• Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC; commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and to being a diverse and inclusive employer.
• 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 ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all 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.

Practical notes

• See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways.
• 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 for support.

Application and contact

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. If you have questions, the recruiting manager would love to hear from you; their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Important dates

We can get a lot of applications for some roles; 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. This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025.