Occupational Therapist

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Margate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist for their Therapy and Discharge team. This position offers a chance to grow clinical experience and leadership in a dynamic environment. Responsibilities include supporting therapy services delivery, providing clinical expertise to teams, and managing complex discharge planning. The Trust emphasizes flexible working arrangements and supports personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Relocation policy

Flexible working arrangements

Parking available at Trust sites

Qualifications

• Dynamic and credible Occupational Therapist experience.
• Ability to provide therapy intervention in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical delivery and leadership of therapy services.
• Provide clinical expertise and support to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain communication networks for high-quality service.
• Develop clinical standards and protocols.
• Manage complex discharge planning.

Job description

We are recruiting a dynamic and credible Senior Occupational Therapist within our Therapy and discharge team at the QEQM site. This exciting position offers the opportunity for the successful candidate to grow their clinical experience and leadership within this speciality and have the opportunity to develop themselves in line with their personal development plan.

Responsibilities

• To support the clinical delivery and leadership of therapy services in The Therapy and Discharge Team at the QEQM.
• To provide clinical expertise, advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team.
• To support the development of and maintain communication networks in order to provide a high quality and efficient service.
• To support and participate in the development of clinical standards and protocols, evidence-based practice, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management in order to maintain the clinical governance of the service and Occupational Therapy delivery.
• To provide therapy intervention in a fast paced environment managing complex discharge planning.

If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Additional Information

• We will close this job advert once we have received sufficient applications, which may be before the closing date.
• We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
• We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options such as car sharing or public transport.
• The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust's People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance.
• The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.
• Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
• Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.
• We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.