Occupational Therapist

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust in Maidstone is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to support recovery, independence, and safe community living for people with forensic histories and complex mental health needs.

The role offers supervision, creative, person-centred interventions, and opportunities to develop your occupational therapy skills while contributing to risk management and

Responsibilities

• Carry out occupational therapy assessments and interventions with support from senior OT colleagues
• Work collaboratively with the Band 6 OT and wider MDT to support rehabilitation plans
• Help service users develop practical skills for community living and independence
• Build therapeutic relationships with individuals with complex needs including forensic histories
• Support risk management and person-centred care planning
• Assist with discharge planning and continuity of care with inpatient teams
• Contribute ideas to interventions and therapeutic approaches
• Deliver interventions focused on daily living skills, community access, confidence, emotional wellbeing, digital literacy, budgeting, and meaningful activity

Job description

Are you looking for a role where you can develop your occupational therapy skills whilst making a genuine difference to people’s lives?

Do you want the opportunity to work creatively with individuals with complex mental health needs, supporting recovery, independence, and successful community living?

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated, and recovery-focused Occupational Therapist to join our innovative Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team alongside experienced Occupational Therapists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and medical colleagues, helping individuals with forensic histories and complex mental health needs progress through their recovery journey and reintegrate into community life.

No two days are the same in this role. You will work closely with service users to understand what matters to them, identify barriers to independence, and develop creative, person-centred interventions that support meaningful and sustainable recovery.

If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can grow professionally whilst helping people build safer, more independent, and meaningful lives, we would love to hear from you.

As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist within FOLS, you will:

• Carry out occupational therapy assessments and interventions with support from senior Occupational Therapy colleagues
• Work collaboratively with the Band 6 Occupational Therapist and wider MDT to support recovery-focused rehabilitation plans
• Support service users to develop the practical skills needed for successful community living and increased independence
• Build therapeutic relationships with individuals who may present with complex mental health needs, forensic histories, trauma, and occupational disruption
• Support positive risk management and person-centred care planning
• Work alongside inpatient secure unit teams to support continuity of care and successful discharge into the community
• Contribute ideas and creativity to individual interventions and therapeutic approaches
• Deliver interventions focused on:
  • Daily living skills and routines
  • Community access and social inclusion
  • Confidence building and emotional wellbeing
  • Digital literacy and use of technology
  • Financial management and budgeting skills
  • Vocational interests, education, and meaningful activity

You will be encouraged to develop your professional identity as an Occupational Therapist within forensic services whilst receiving structured supervision and support to grow your confidence and clinical skills.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple:

We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Casarotto or Susan Miller Job title: Deputy Head of AHPs Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01622 723100