Senior Physiotherapist- Critical Care

Main area Physiotherapy Band 6 – Contract Permanent – Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• 37.5 hours per week (Seven day rostered service)
• Job ref 344-4696DCB

Employer East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site William Harvey Hospital
Town Ashford
Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 22/10/2025 23:59

This exciting opportunity to become a part of the Therapy team on the Critical care unit at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford is not to be missed. The Therapy team is led by highly skilled specialist Band 7 Physiotherapists supported by a clinical lead Physiotherapist and offers a unique experience working in our new state of the art Intensive care unit. The team also includes dedicated Occupational therapists for the unit as a part of the MDT.

The post holder will be a part of the team which provides respiratory Physiotherapy to our most acutely unwell patients on the unit. There is the opportunity to teach and support more junior staff and to learn and work alongside all members of the MDT involved with these patients. The team provide a seven day service to the unit and participate in the Trust Respiratory Physiotherapy On-call rota. The post holder will also have the opportunity to deputize for the Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team and to be actively involved with training within the Department

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Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people.Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

• 18 months' Band 5 experience in a range of rotations
• Band 5 rotational experience in Critical Care/ Acute Respiratory
• Experience of participation in a respiratory physiotherapy on call service
• Experience in similar role at Band 6 level
• Clinical educator experience

• Knowledge of the role of Physiotherapy in Critical Care
• Knowledge of the different roles within the MDT on Critical care
• Knowledge of up to date clinical/evidenced based practice within clinical specialty
• Knowledge of use of outcome measures in clinical specialty
• Knowledge of ventilator and Tracheostomy weaning in Critical care

• Evidence of well developed respiratory physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills
• Evidence of ability to supervise and teach Junior staff or students.
• Able to prioritise and delegate a clinical caseload
• Able to apply clinical reasoning in the management of a Critical care patient
• Able to demonstrate good leadership skills in absence of senior

• Physiotherapy degree
• HCPC Registration
• CSP membership
• Membership of special interest group aligned to clinical specialty

• Ability to work under pressure and with conflicting demands
• Flexible and adaptable
• To be organised and self-motivated
• Supportive and approachable
• Evidence of Teamwork
• Ability to cope with change and use initiative

Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.

There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there’s never been a better time to join us.To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.

We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on who are happy to help.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.