Occupational Therapist | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
| Posting date: | 28 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2024 |
| Location: | Folkestone, CT19 5FQ |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6164995/380-EK133 |
Summary
The Community Rehabilitation Service operates in three localities across East Kent. The service is designed to meet the needs of individuals with complex mental health problems. Intensive rehabilitation and recovery focussed support is provided in the individual’s own home to help them participate in everyday activities important to them, and aims to prevent relapse. In addition to working in individual’s own homes he team work in close partnership with Social Care and Housing to provide the healthcare element to Horizons supported accommodation in each locality. Horizons offers assured short term tenancies for up to two years for individuals with complex mental health problems and staff are based on-site.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join the South Kent Coast team based in Folkestone. The post involves lone working, and includes 1 to 1 and specific group-work to provide individualised programmes of care to support clients to develop and enhance their skills and independent and promote recovery. The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with partner organisations, to advocate for clients and to promote a collaborative and recovery orientated focus throughout. This post involves flexible hours of work between 08:00 and 20:00 according to the needs of the service, this will include some, evenings, weekends and public holidays.
To assist in identifying, developing and providing 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 service users.
To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
THE TRUST’S MISSION STATEMENT:
To put patients first by providing community based, high quality and responsive healthcare services, delivered by well trained and supported staff who work with relatives, carers and other agencies in the best interests of patients.
STATEMENT OF THE TRUST’S AIMS AND VALUES:
• To remain patient focused at all times by providing high quality and responsive healthcare services in hospitals and the community.
• To work closely with patients, their families, carer groups, local communities and other organisations ensuring care is co-ordinated.
• To respect and develop every member of staff by encouraging and supporting them in their personal and professional development and by valuing their input through recognition and individual reviews.
• To be innovative and proactive by encouraging staff to initiate new ideas in working practices and ensuring a process and continuous improvement in the way services are provided.
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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