Job Description

Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Are you an Occupational Therapist (OT) seeking an opportunity to play a key role in a growing team within community mental health services?



We are excited to invite applications for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our established team at Medway and Swale Home Treatment Team/Rapid Response. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a national initiative that emphasizes the crucial role of OTs in delivering effective interventions within community mental health services.

About the role:

Work directly with service users in their homes and communities, providing holistic and person-centred occupational therapy assessments and interventions.



Be part of a supportive and collaborative team, contributing to the ongoing development and delivery of high-quality services.



Contribute to a growing team and have the opportunity to shape the future of occupational therapy services within the organisation.

We are looking for an OT with:

A strong commitment to community-based mental healthcare.

Excellent clinical skills and experience in assessment and intervention.

The ability to work effectively as part of a team and build rapport with service users.

A passion for continuous learning and professional development.



Working with service users referred to Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service.



To provide short-term specific psychosocial interventions for those who would benefit from crisis interventions.



To contribute to the planning and implementation of induction, training and education of students and staff.



To contribute to the delivery of specialist/ professional training packages of in-service training and staff development when necessary.



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).



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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.



Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.



We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.



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



Our mission is what we set out to do every day

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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Expected to implement policies as directed by the trust/directorate for the department, ensuring awareness throughout the department.



Knowledge and expertise in the application of relevant professional theoretical models, and approaches relevant to client groups.



Communicate complex, sensitive, and emotional information using a variety of mediums; being able to adapt methods/style/approach as appropriate



To provide effective supervision, support, and guidance for support /STR/ peer workers and any work delegated to them.



Responsible for the delivery of individual care plans for a caseload



Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.



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