Celebrating our AHP colleagues

Didn’t know what dietetics is? Dietitians provide nutrition advice on a wide range of general and specialist nutritional needs for children and adults.

Find out and see what our teams get up to every day.

Audiology is about identifying and assessing hearing and balance function and their associated disorders.

You’d work with patients of all ages as part of a team, recommending and providing appropriate therapeutic rehabilitation and management.

Find out more about this.

Wondered what it takes to be a physiotherapist? Find out from some of our teams across Kent.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Team have developed a video all about post-operative care for patients. Take a look at what the team do to help patients here.

So, what is podiatry? We have a team of podiatrists, podiatric surgeons, podiatry assistants, orthotic technicians and clerical staff; specialising in all aspects of foot health, from common foot problems to more complicated conditions needing surgical correction.  #AHPsDay

Last week, colleagues from podiatry had their first in-person, whole-team department meeting in three years.

Simon Pendleton, Head of Service, led discussions, including planning for the future and celebrating their success so far.

Wondered what it was like to work in children’s therapies? Check out the great work the East Sussex School Health Team do for children.

Interested in what an occupational therapist does? Check out Kerrie, Tracey and Lisa who went to Faversham Age UK a couple of weeks ago, talking about falls prevention #AHPsDay

Find out more about occupational therapy.

Radiographers care for patients using a range of fascinating technology to diagnose, investigate or treat patients with illness, conditions, and injuries.

They work with people through all stages of their life from before birth, including fertility support and specialist prenatal imaging, right the way through to end-of-life care and occasionally beyond.

Find out more about radiography.

Did you know, #TeamKCHFT run seven urgent treatment centres and minor injury units across Kent.

These are led by urgent care practitioners and paramedic trained colleagues.

Find out more.

We welcomed our latest cohort of AHP apprentices to #TeamKCHFT in August – read more about them here.

We will be opening for applications to our next cohort in the new year.