Senior Occupational Therapist – Community Rehabilitation

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Full time
The Community Rehabilitation Service provides a flexible range of mental health interventions to help clients with complex mental health needs manage their mental health more effectively and remain in their own homes. The team works in close partnership with Social Care and housing providers to ensure each client has the necessary resources available to enable them to engage in their rehab journey. Across the Community Rehabilitation teams, the clinical team consists of Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Nurses, and VCSE Workers.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our new North Kent Community Rehabilitation Service.

Individuals will be expected to ensure the team is able to provide input between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00 according to the needs of the service, including working some evenings, weekends, and public holidays.

Main duties of the job

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.

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 1.8 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 responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential

A recognised Occupational Therapist professional qualification. Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Trained as a Practice Educator with experience of managing learners in the workplace.

Desirable

Registered member of the relevant professional body and/or special interest group. Evidence of post-graduate development through formal postgraduate courses or experience.

Experience

Essential

Experience in clinical practice, holding a range of experience within a variety of settings. Manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence-based, service user-centred, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice. Experience of delivering clinical supervision. Experience of developing learners and staff in the workplace.

Desirable

Experience of being involved in service developments or audits.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group. Ability to make decisions and work cooperatively as part of an inter-professional team. Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, and service user involvement. Supervisory and appraisal skills. An ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. Computer literate. Able to use e-mail, Word, Excel and access Internet resources. Ability to prioritise own work effectively and to be able to guide others. Ability to work as a team member as well as autonomously.

Desirable

An understanding of the broad aims of current national and local healthcare policy and an appreciation of the implications of this on clinical practice.

Other

Essential

To be aware and demonstrate the Trust values. To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

North Kent - Base Site TBC

North Kent

ME7 1AL

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