Occupational Therapist | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Posting date: | 20 January 2025 |
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Salary: | Not specified |
Additional salary information: | £39,205 - £47,084 per annum inclusive HCAS% |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 19 February 2025 |
Location: | Dartford, DA2 8DA |
Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | 6946406/380-AC0647-B |
Summary
We are currently looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Older Adult Occupational Therapy Inpatient team on Jasmine ward, Dartford. You will lead up an Occupational Therapy team on Jasmine ward, being part of the MDT, supporting & developing therapeutic interventions and providing Occupational therapy assessment and treatment.
This is an exciting time as we move forward with a new integrated ward model promoting therapeutic interventions, supporting recovery and improving patient experience.
Occupational Therapy is valued as a core part of the MDT and the post holder will be working in a team with a variety of professionals. There is an opportunity to develop skills in occupational therapy as well as wider team functions.
The right candidate should be able to support junior team members and take a lead in the management of the Occupational therapy work across the team.
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).
What is High Cost Area Allowance?
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
• 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 per year and a maximum payment of £2,121 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly).
We are looking for an Occupational therapist with experience, skills and an interest in working with service users who have complex mental health needs on an inpatient setting. You must have some experience of working with mental health service users as a qualified practitioner. We are looking for a practitioner with good communication and liaison skills who is forward thinking and enthusiastic regarding innovative ways of working.
You will be part of a group of Occupational therapists within the larger team and will be supported by Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead. You will also have the opportunity to provide supervision and support to junior Occupational therapy staff.
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.
Our strategy
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We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Feb 2025
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