Physiotherapist

The closing date is 22 March 2026

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Pulmonary Rehabilitation team based at Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital. This role offers the chance to specialise in chronic respiratory disease management while making a meaningful difference to patients across East Kent.

Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation teams deliver high-quality, evidence-based programmes that support patients with chronic respiratory conditions to improve their functional ability, manage breathlessness and enhance their overall quality of life. Working in a community setting, you will assess, treat and empower patients to achieve their goals through tailored exercise and education programmes.

Patients consistently tell us how transformative the service is, with feedback such as: “The team were friendly, supportive and helped me get back to exercising every day. It has changed my life.”

You will work alongside an experienced and supportive team including Band 7 and Band 6 Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and dedicated administrative staff. The service is actively involved in developing the respiratory pathway across Kent and works closely with integrated care partners to ensure seamless, patient-centred care.

We are committed to helping you grow. The service offers:

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• Regular in-service training
  
• Clinical supervision
  
• Protected CPD time
  
• Opportunities to contribute to local clinical interest groups
  
• Support to deliver training internally and externally
  

Our service is accredited by the Royal College of Physicians – the first in the area to achieve this status. As part of a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC, you will be joining a team that values excellence and innovation.

We welcome applications from newly qualified or current Band 5 Physiotherapists looking to specialise in respiratory care. A car driver or access to transport is essential. Hours are flexible, from 22.5 to 37.5 per week, and working patterns can be discussed at interview.

If you'd like to explore how we can support your next career step, we encourage you to arrange an informal visit or get in touch for a conversation.

Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 7.5 hours per day

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. 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 short‑listing 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 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 you, 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.

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. 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 a 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 , quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

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.

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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• Degree in a health relevant subject or willingness to complete a degree (within 3 years of appointment)
  
• Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant professional body (1st Level Physiotherapist with HCPC registration)
  
• Full UK/EU driving licence
  

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• Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment
  

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• Knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice
  
• Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS
  

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

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata per annum