Senior Occupational Therapist - Clinical Lead & Innovation

NHS Jobs; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to balance competing demands and promote occupational engagement. You will assess service users, interpret information and formulate intervention plans, working with service users, staff and carers to maximise outcomes.

The role requires clinical leadership, delivery of quality improvement initiatives in line with NICE guidance, and a full UK driving licence with access to a car for business use.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle for business use

Responsibilities

• Balance competing demands and promote occupational therapy within the service.
• Assess service users and interpret information to form a precise formulation of function, strengths and needs.
• Collaborate with service users, staff and carers to identify goals and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan to maximise occupational engagement and performance.
• Monitor, evaluate and modify therapeutic interventions to measure progress and improve outcomes for service users.
• Provide clinical leadership and contribute to approved quality improvement initiatives in line with NICE guidance.

Job description

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to balance competing demands and promote occupational engagement. You will assess service users, interpret information and formulate intervention plans, working with service users, staff and carers to maximise outcomes.

The role requires clinical leadership, delivery of quality improvement initiatives in line with NICE guidance, and a full UK driving licence with access to a car for business use.