Job summary
We are looking for a skilled Physio or Occupational Therapist to join our Urgent Care Team in Herne Bay. Urgent Care Services brings together nurses, therapists, support workers, frailty specialists, GPs, consultants and advanced practitioners as one integrated team delivering urgent, specialist and proactive care across East Kent. We provide rapid assessment and treatment to help people stay safely at home, prevent avoidable hospital admissions and support timely discharge. Working 24/7, 365 days a year, our services include urgent community response, rehabilitation and enablement, frailty crisis support, hospital-at-home care and virtual ward pathways using remote monitoring technology. Urgent Care Services offers hospital level care in patient's home including near-patient testing, consultant-led decision-making and alternatives to acute admission, while also supporting PCN hubs, care homes and proactive comprehensive geriatric assessments.

Main duties of the job
Band 6 Health Care professionals (HCP) work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 6 HCPs are expected to be kind, responsive and professional, contributing to the quality of the services we provide by:

• Keeping the people who use our services safe through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
• Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures
• Ensuring the people that use our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with them.

Successful AHP candidates would be expected to be competent with basic venepuncture techniques within this post, training will be offered as needed. Applicants will need to be flexible problem solvers, have excellent multidisciplinary working skills, and demonstrate a positive interest in community based frailty care. Applicants are strongly advised to e-mail Clinical lead Tim Wroot timothy.wroot@nhs.net if they wish to discuss details of the role prior to application.

About us
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have. Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent. We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme. We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients. Explore KCHFT career pathways.

Job responsibilities
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 kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further. 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 in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. 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. 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 cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registration with HCPC
• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role.

Desirable

• Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice (examples non-medical prescribing; mentorship, coaching, clinical expertise)
• Working towards Master level study
• Management or supervisory qualification or experience of study
• PTLLS/DTLLS, PGCE or Certificate in Education
• Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6

Experience
Essential

• Experience within a Health and/or Social Care environment at Band 5 (or equivalent)
• Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads
• Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor) experience

Desirable

• Experience of leading and managing teams
• Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster/ AT-P/ CIS)

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance, relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
• Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months

Ability to Manage
Essential

• Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of the senior Practitioner
• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering Trust policies and procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).