Physiotherapist | 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. 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: 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.

Job responsibilities include working as part of a community Pulmonary Rehabilitation service, assessing and treating patients with chronic respiratory disease, delivering exercise and education programmes, and contributing to the development of the respiratory pathway in collaboration with integrated care partners.

Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 7.5 hours per day. 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. 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 welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We ask for information about protected characteristics on our application forms. This information is not visible to shortlisting or interviewing, except when applying under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks to ensure the principles of the scheme are applied.

The data we collect helps ensure diversity in our applicants, equitable access to career opportunities, and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, 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 suits us both.

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As a community Trust, many roles require the ability to drive to perform duties. Where driving is a requirement, you will be asked to confirm you hold a full UK driving licence. If unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team for assistance.

The job description and person specification provide all information about this role. Please carefully review the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done to meet it in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format, contact the recruitment team. All information on your application should be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager’s contact details can be found in the job advert. We encourage early application as vacancies may close early if there is high interest.

At KCHFT we encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated.

Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026