We are seeking a motivated and dedicated Occupational Therapist to join our established Community Rehabilitation Team on a fixed-term maternity cover or secondment basis.
This position is ideal for an Occupational Therapist looking to develop their skills within a structured, supportive community setting.
Development Opportunity: We strongly encourage applications from experienced Band 5 OTs who are looking to transition and develop into a Band 6 role .
Key Responsibilities
Operating as an integral member of our Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), you will deliver comprehensive rehabilitation care plans designed to help clients with complex mental health needs manage their health effectively and maintain independence in their own homes.
Your core duties will include:
Utilising Dialog+ and MOHOST frameworks to conduct robust clinical assessments.
Formulating and delivering a diverse range of targeted OT interventions.
Collaborating proactively with Social Care and housing providers to secure the resources necessary to facilitate each client's rehabilitation journey.
The Community Rehabilitation Service provides a highly flexible range of mental health interventions. You will work alongside an experienced, collaborative team of professionals, including Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Support Workers.
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The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi-disciplinary care team.
To identify, develop and provide the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.
To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students.
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.
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Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
