Occupational Therapist
Job Description
Job summary
Would you like to be part of a forward thinking mental health inpatient service? The Priority House Occupational Therapy Team is looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join them.
KMPT offers an extensive preceptorship program for newly qualified staff. Our ward environments offer a unique opportunity to develop your Occupational Therapy skills within a supportive therapy and multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
As Occupational Therapists, we are positioned to shape the culture of inpatient settings to promote a therapeutic day that co-exists to enhance therapeutic interventions and recovery-focused ethos on the units.
Applicants are required to be a car drivers and have access to a car for home visits and assessments, unless supported by the Equality Act whereby the Trust will be expected to make reasonable adjustments for the successful candidate.
Please be aware, although we are a Mental Health Ward, all staff are expected to wear PPE in line with Government Guidelines.
You must be able to complete Physical Interventions Training to work on the ward.
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 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
Qualification
Essential
- OT Diploma or Degree
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of Groupwork skills
Desirable
- Experience in acute inpatient mental health setting
skills
Essential
- Evidence of working in a person-centred way
Desirable
- Evidence of working in line with our Trust values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Priority House, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone, Kent
ME16 9PH
