Occupational therapist therapist

4 weeks ago

Canterbury Kent, United Kingdom East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Our rotation programme spans the three main acute hospital sites in our trust:


William Harvey Hospital in Ashford
Kent & Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate

All rotational staff may be expected to rotate to any of the hospital sites and particular consideration should be given to this prior to application.


General and specialist surgery
Elective Orthopaedics
Hand therapy
Inpatient Neurorehabilitation Unit
Acute Medicine, including medical respiratory and renal
Vascular surgery and outpatients

We offer CPD support and learning opportunities across all of our specialities which includes robust stroke and neurology teaching programme and rotation specific in-service training programmes. Applications from Students in their final year of study are welcome.
You will receive regular clinical supervision, band 5 peer support sessions and you will also be mentored by one of our senior clinical leads.


The expectations we have of band 5 Occupational Therapists include:


To assess and treat patients, providing holistic Occupational Therapy intervention as an autonomous practitioner within Scope of Practice
Develop Occupational Therapy treatment plans, demonstrating clear clinical reasoning and goal setting.
To be clinically curious and work within the multidisciplinary environment of the acute hospital to provide excellent intervention for patients
To support clinical supervision of Therapy Assistants and Students where appropriate
To be an active member of the wider therapy and AHP team and advocate for their profession where appropriate

If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.


We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.


Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people' and everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'.


At East Kent Hospitals we utilise the 'We care' methodology for improvement it's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
BScHons / MSc (Pre-reg) in Occupational Therapy
Broad range of clinical experience in physical and mental health from placements of previous roles
Creative and innovative in clinical practice
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Kent & Canterbury Hospital

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