Bank - Physiotherapist (Community) | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25.60 per hour + 12.07% WTD |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9NT |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6269970/846-5979169-Bank-CF-RV-B |
Summary
We are looking for a number of Community based Physiotherapists to join our Bank Team at KCHFT. If you’re looking for flexible working, don’t join an agency – work directly for the NHS!
The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.
Joining our Bank gives you the flexibility to choose your shifts at a time and place that suits you. Whether you are looking for some extra cash or something to fit around school or university or around family and other commitments, staff bank gives you the choice.
You will benefit from weekly pay and get the experience of new hospitals, wards and departments to help you develop your personal knowledge. It's also a great way to network and gain insight from colleagues outside of your usual circle.
As well as weekly pay you’ll get paid holidays AND access to the NHS pension scheme, along with all the support and training you’d expect from one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
At KCHFT, we believe that physiotherapy is the key to keeping people at home for longer and out of hospital.
We need excellent people to deliver our excellent community services - in return we can offer you an exceptional breadth of experience and support in your career development.
Our trust covers all core strands of physiotherapy including:
• Neurology, including stroke
• Paediatrics
• Intermediate care and falls
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal
• Learning disabilities
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Community inpatients
These roles will primarily be based in Thanet and Ashford and ideally you will have community based frailty experience, but this is not essential.
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. 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. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives 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.
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 make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
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All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Find out more about the community differencehere.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging 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.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024