Senior Occupational Therapist

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our Therapy Services at the William Harvey Hospital. You will work within a highly skilled MDT to optimise patient outcomes and support safe transitions from admission to discharge.

Role involves assessing and planning patient care, leading on clinical decisions, and contributing to staff training and development in a dynamic hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily clinical caseload and provide specialised therapy
• Deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues
• Support training for new graduates, student therapists and therapy apprentices

Skills

Clinical assessment

Formulation

Team leadership

MDT collaboration

Job description

You will work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Discharge Managers, contributing to safe patient flow, optimising functional outcomes, and supporting timely transitions of care., Main duties involve:

• To manage daily a clinical caseload of patients, and be responsible for the assessment, formulation and treatments and to give specialised therapy advice to members of the MDT.
• To deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team
• To be actively involved with training within the Department in support of new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices and support workers alongside other senior members of the team

These posts offer:

• Exposure to a fast-paced and varied clinical environment
• Opportunities to develop advanced clinical and leadership skills
• Strong MDT working and collaborative service delivery
• Ongoing professional development, supervision, and support
• The chance to make a meaningful impact on patient care from admission through to discharge. We are delighted to offer exciting opportunities for Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our dynamic and supportive Therapy Services at the William Harvey Hospital.

These roles provide the chance to work within the Emergency Department, Frailty, Stroke, Medical, Trauma & Orthopaedics, HCOOP, Surgical and Critical Care services. Delivering high-quality, patient-centred care at some of the most pivotal points in the patient journey. Whether working within rotational posts or specialist services, you will play a key role in assessment, clinical decision-making, and proactive discharge planning., We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.