Occupational Therapist

7 days ago


Dartford, United Kingdom Kent & Medway Nhs & Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

Job summary We are currently looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Older Adult Occupational Therapy Inpatient team on Jasmine ward, Dartford.
You will lead up an Occupational Therapy team on Jasmine ward, being part of the MDT, supporting & developing therapeutic interventions and providing Occupational therapy assessment and treatment.
This is an exciting time as we move forward with a new integrated ward model promoting therapeutic interventions, supporting recovery and improving patient experience.
Occupational Therapy is valued as a core part of the MDT and the post holder will be working in a team with a variety of professionals.
There is an opportunity to develop skills in occupational therapy as well as wider team functions.
The right candidate should be able to support junior team members and take a lead in the management of the Occupational therapy work across the team.
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).
Main duties of the job We are looking for an Occupational therapist with experience, skills and an interest in working with service users who have complex mental health needs on an inpatient setting.
You must have some experience of working with mental health service users as a qualified practitioner.
We are looking for a practitioner with good communication and liaison skills who is forward thinking and enthusiastic regarding innovative ways of working.
You will be part of a group of Occupational therapists within the larger team and will be supported by Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead.
You will also have the opportunity to provide supervision and support to junior Occupational therapy staff.
About us Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential HCPC Registered Degree in Occupational Therapy Desirable Trained as a Practice Educator Experience Essential Experience completing OT assessment and group work skills Experience working in mental health Experience of managing a caseload Desirable Experience of delivering clinical supervision Knowledge and Skills Essential Team working and with other professionals Developing other staff including preceptees Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement.
Knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group.



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