Occupational Therapist

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to mental health care, offering a fulfilling role in Occupational Therapy. This position at the Trevor Gibbens Unit in Maidstone allows you to make a real difference in the lives of service users, working within a supportive multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for assessing and delivering therapeutic interventions while managing your caseload with a focus on recovery and health promotion. With a commitment to professional development and a range of benefits, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a respected NHS Trust. Embrace the chance to work flexibly and enjoy a rewarding work-life balance in the beautiful Garden of England.

Benefits

Pension contributions

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Counselling services

New starter bonus

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Paid time off for jury service

Qualifications

• Experience in Occupational Therapy with mental health patients is essential.
• Registration with HCPC is mandatory for this role.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and providing Occupational Therapy services.
• Manage a caseload and deliver therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Assessment and evaluation

Patient management

Evidence-based practice

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Registration with HCPC

Tools

Therapeutic interventions

Risk assessment tools

Job description

Main area: Forensics and Specialist Services Directorate

Grade Band: 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 380-FR0480-B

Site: Trevor Gibbens Unit, Maidstone

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good.

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has come available to join the Occupational Therapy team at the Trevor Gibbens Unit at Maidstone within the Forensic directorate.

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 oriented principles and practice.
• 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).

Working for our organisation

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 are rated 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.

Our mission is what we set out to do every day: We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.

Our vision is where we want to be in the future: To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To adhere to and apply the current Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of Occupational Therapists and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency for Occupational Therapists.
• To be responsible for maintaining professional registration.
• To support the implementation of the current and future Allied Health Professions (AHP) strategy.
• To adhere to KMPT’s policies, procedures and guidelines.
• To ensure that the Trust’s values are upheld in Occupational Therapy practice.
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work.
• To take into account the individuality of the views, wishes, values and beliefs of service users, and relatives, respecting equality and diversity and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
• To effectively liaise with service users, family, carers, advocates and health and social care professionals regarding service user’s assessment, treatment and care to ensure continuity of care and delivery of a coordinated service as a member of the MDT.
• To ensure all communication adheres to Trust policy and Caldicott/data protection principles.
• To assess capacity and obtain informed consent from service users and work within a legal framework with those service users who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• To ensure service users are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.
• In conjunction with colleagues to undertake, record, review and work within individual risk assessment and management plans in line with service and Trust policy.
• In conjunction with others to identify service user’s needs for additional care provision/housing/specialist placement/further assessment/referral on to other agencies as required.

Person specification

• Pre-registration Experience of working with patients with autism and/or mental health conditions.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience of working with patients within forensic setting.
• Experience of managing their own caseload.

Application form

• Experience of working within NHS.
• Membership to relevant professional body or interest group.
• Experience of supporting students or supervising junior staff.

Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.

27 days for full time or pro rata if part time.

After 5 years NHS service: 29 days full time or pro rata if part time.

After 10 years NHS service: 33 days full time or pro rata if part time.

Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!

Medical staff have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.

Recommend a friend campaign: If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals.

Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.

Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave: Dependant on length of NHS service.

Other paid/unpaid leave: This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave. Non-paid leave for career breaks.

Staff Support: KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.

NHS discounts and shopping vouchers: Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.

Learning and Development opportunities: In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.

Induction: KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on role and can be from 2 days to 4 weeks (not always consecutive days).

The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT’s subject specialists and include the required training.

The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.

New starter bonus: At the Trust we really value our nurses and the skills they bring. To recognise this we offer a New Hire Bonus of £1200 pro rata for band 5 and 6 nursing staff.

Staff Network Forums: A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.

Lease car scheme, Cycle to work scheme, the list goes on!

Probation Period: New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six month probationary period.

To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.

Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter.

KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves.

We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values:

• Respect: We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
• Openness: Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
• Accountability: We are professional and responsible for our actions.
• Working together: We work together to make a difference for our service users.
• Innovation: We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
• Excellence: We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.