Job summary
Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Are you an Occupational Therapist (OT) seeking an opportunity to play a key role in a growing team within community mental health services?
We are excited to invite applications for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our established team at Medway and Swale Home Treatment Team/Rapid Response. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a national initiative that emphasizes the crucial role of OTs in delivering effective interventions within community mental health services.
About the role:
Work directly with service users in their homes and communities, providing holistic and person-centred occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
Be part of a supportive and collaborative team, contributing to the ongoing development and delivery of high-quality services.
Contribute to a growing team and have the opportunity to shape the future of occupational therapy services within the organisation.
We are looking for an OT with:
A strong commitment to community-based mental healthcare.Excellent clinical skills and experience in assessment and intervention.The ability to work effectively as part of a team and build rapport with service users.A passion for continuous learning and professional development.
Main duties of the job
- Working with service users referred to Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service.
- To provide short-term specific psychosocial interventions for those who would benefit from crisis interventions.
- To contribute to the planning and implementation of induction, training and education of students and staff.
- To contribute to the delivery of specialist/ professional training packages of in-service training and staff development when necessary.
- 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).
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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We arerated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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 strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our 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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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Expected to implement policies as directed by the trust/directorate for the department, ensuring awareness throughout the department.
- Knowledge and expertise in the application of relevant professional theoretical models, and approaches relevant to client groups.
- Communicate complex, sensitive, and emotional information using a variety of mediums; being able to adapt methods/style/approach as appropriate
- To provide effective supervision, support, and guidance for support /STR/ peer workers and any work delegated to them.
- Responsible for the delivery of individual care plans for a caseload
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Expected to implement policies as directed by the trust/directorate for the department, ensuring awareness throughout the department.
- Knowledge and expertise in the application of relevant professional theoretical models, and approaches relevant to client groups.
- Communicate complex, sensitive, and emotional information using a variety of mediums; being able to adapt methods/style/approach as appropriate
- To provide effective supervision, support, and guidance for support /STR/ peer workers and any work delegated to them.
- Responsible for the delivery of individual care plans for a caseload
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube
Person Specification
Training, qualifications and registration
Essential
- A recognised OT professional qualification
- Registration with the HCPC
- Trained as a practice educator with experience managing learners in the work place
- Two or more years post qualified experience
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 and clinical supervision
- Experience of developing learners and staff in the work place
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 interprofessional team
- knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, 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
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
Person Specification
Training, qualifications and registration
Essential
- A recognised OT professional qualification
- Registration with the HCPC
- Trained as a practice educator with experience managing learners in the work place
- Two or more years post qualified experience
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 and clinical supervision
- Experience of developing learners and staff in the work place
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 interprofessional team
- knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, 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
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
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).
Additional information
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).
