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Location

Edenbridge, Kent | United Kingdom

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Job description

In West Kent, Kent Community Health Foundation Trust is working closely with our GPs and the Primary Care Networks to provide health and social care tailoredaround the individual.

With the creation of the new Edenbridge Memorial health Centre an exciting new opportunity has arisen to support the local residents. The development of this community hub will link key services together to provide a proactive frailty model that optimises the ability to closely work with the GPs, and have on-site assessments, as part of a joined-up community response with urgent care, as well as community and complex care nursing teams. It will also utilise the benefits of having a wellbeing day centre and health and wellbeing team working together to wrap care, support and education around individuals and their families/carers.

Therapy services will play an integral role within this proactive care model and we are expanding our existing MDT therapies team to support the creation and delivery of this new innovative project alongside our existing clinical leads.

We have the opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join us and help deliver this new service development alongside our existing domiciliary proactive pathway. The role will be supported by the Community Rehabilitation Team and existing MDT Therapy Provision. These streams will enable the applicant toaccess clinical supervision, training and a robust peer network and be part of a well-established team for professional support.

We are looking for someone with excellent holistic assessment and clinical reasoning skills, and a wealth of clinical experience to create proactive and personalised care plans.

There will be a mixture of work based on site at the health centre in clinic and day centre settings, as well as community visits to patients in their own homes across the locality.

You will need to be able to build excellent working relationships with colleagues within the health centre and the wider KCHFT services, as well as our health and socialcare partners.

Strong communication skills and innovative thinking will be required for engaging patients, staff, and families to put plans into action, and delivering training as required.

You should also have a keen interest in service development.

All our Band 6 therapists are expected to support undergraduate and apprenticeship clinical placements.

All our Band 6 Therapists are expected to supervise junior therapy staff and / or therapy assistants as part of their role.

As an autonomous practitioner delivering community care, it is a requirement of the role that you are able to drive and have access to a car (subject to the provisions of the Equality Act 2010).

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

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.

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 20th Feb.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 Friday 22 Mar 2024

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