Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We have an exiting opportunity for an experienced Senior occupational therapist to join us at Arndale house in Dartford. This comes at a time of transformation in mental health services under the community mental health framework and will give the successful candidate opportunities to work within mental health together + where there are new treatment pathways being set up with different interventions being offered to service users. This role will allow the clinician to focus on delivering these but also develop skills in working with the wider population. The post holder will receive support from an established team and regular supervision.

Main duties of the job

Mental Health Services Nationally are undergoing significant transformation under the Community Mental Health Framework.

The role would include being involved in the assessment and management of various mental health conditions . There will be an opportunity to be involved in groupwork and the delivery of other OT interventions within the service. Training and support will be provided for this.

We also encourage innovative ideas around group work and utilising the voluntary sector in supporting service users with activities of daily living and leisure interests in order to better manage their mental health. Your clinical competence and confidence is important to us, but in equal measure with your genuine kindness and compassion for your colleagues and patients.

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.

Our strategyOur mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant peopleOur vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

DGS MHT +

Arndale House

Dartford

DA1 2DL

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

DGS MHT +

Arndale House

Dartford

DA1 2DL

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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