Occupational Therapist - Community Rehabilitation

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

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Job summary

The community rehabilitation service provides care and support for people with complex mental health difficulties that have impacted on their daily lives.

They explore and provide a wide range of goal-based interventions with people to support their recovery. Individualised programmes of care are developed to enhance independence, build meaningful activities and improved health and wellbeing. There is an emphasis on holding hope for people in their recovery. The programmes are offered in peoples own homes and can involve work in the local communities. The successful candidate will be expected to advocate for the people in their care and promote a recovery orientated focus throughout.

The post requires lone working and will include 1 to 1 sessions and specific group work. The core hours of the post are 09:00 till 17:00 week days., Monday to Friday. There is an expectation for some flexible working between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00 including some evenings, weekends and public holidays if there is a service need.

The service operates in three localities in East Kent, with each team consisting of a combination of community mental health nurses, occupational therapists and support from third sector workers. Collaborative working is essential, with close partnerships with Social care, individual care providers and Housing services. This coupled with the wider health services

Main duties of the job

To assist in identifying, developing and providing 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.

THE TRUST'S MISSION STATEMENT:

To put patients first by providing community based, high quality and responsive healthcare services, delivered by well trained and supported staff who work with relatives, carers and other agencies in the best interests of patients.

STATEMENT OF THE TRUST'S AIMS AND VALUES:

To remain patient focused at all times by providing high quality and responsive healthcare services in hospitals and the community.
To work closely with patients, their families, carer groups, local communities and other organisations ensuring care is co-ordinated.
To respect and develop every member of staff by encouraging and supporting them in their personal and professional development and by valuing their input through recognition and individual reviews.
To be innovative and proactive by encouraging staff to initiate new ideas in working practices and ensuring a process and continuous improvement in the way services are provided.

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.

Date posted

04 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-EK225

Job locations

The Beacon

Manston Rd

Ramsgate

CT12 6NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications & Registration

Essential

Qualified and registered as an Occupational Therapist with Health and Care Professions Council

Experience

Essential

Experience of (either through previous employment or student placements) of people with mental health problems.
Experience of (either through previous employment or student placements) of working with individuals and groups.
Experience of applying the OT process

Desirable

Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

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
Basic factual knowledge of the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, need or are expected to do to support them in being well in life.

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications & Registration

Essential

Qualified and registered as an Occupational Therapist with Health and Care Professions Council

Experience

Essential

Experience of (either through previous employment or student placements) of people with mental health problems.
Experience of (either through previous employment or student placements) of working with individuals and groups.
Experience of applying the OT process

Desirable

Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

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
Basic factual knowledge of the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, need or are expected to do to support them in being well in life.

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.