Senior Occupational Therapist

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Home Treatment Team. You will work on the front lines of crisis response, delivering rapid assessments and interventions in clients' homes, with a focus on functional recovery and preventing hospital admission.

This role suits Band 5 with potential progression to Band 6, requiring strong multidisciplinary collaboration, risk management, and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence is required.
• Experience at Band 5/6 OT level preferred.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Deliver home-based assessments and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and provide OT contribution within MDT.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified clients.
• Manage a defined caseload with occupational needs using client-centred and recovery-oriented principles.
• Provide supervision to designated junior staff and students.
• Demonstrate teamwork and autonomous practice in a fast-paced setting.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Crisis intervention

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Education

OT degree

Job description

Job Summary

Are you a skilled Band 5 looking to take that next definitive step, or an experienced Band 6 OT ready for a refreshing, fast-paced challenge? The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is looking for a dynamic clinician who thrives in the action.

In this role, you’ll be on the front lines of crisis resolution, delivering rapid, high-impact assessment and interventions directly into client's homes when they need it most. We view mental health through a functional lens, helping you champion the unique value of OT—empowering individuals, promoting occupational resilience, and preventing hospital admission.

If you are adaptable, love thinking on your feet, and want to be part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team that truly values your distinct expertise, we want to hear from you.

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).

The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi-disciplinary care team. You will be expected to work as part of the MDT, supporting your colleagues to deliver high quality interventions and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• To identify, develop and provide 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 clients.
• To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, client centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
• To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students.
• Demonstrates ability to work as a team member as well as autonomously.
• Managing a case load of service users who have complex needs.
• Balancing all aspects of the job role.
• Being flexible and responsive to competing demands.
• Promoting Occupational Therapy in the service and keeping an occupational focus at the centre of practice.
• Demonstrate an ability to apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge commensurate to a higher level of professional practice.
• Manage complex case loads presenting with complex and dynamic risks.

About the Organisation

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 Values

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

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.