Main area North Kent Directorate Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Includes weekends, rotation of nights, bank holidays Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes weekends, rotation of nights and bank holidays.) Job ref 380-NK115-D
Site Little Brook Hospital Town Dartford Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (inclusive of high-cost area supplement) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/01/2025 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job overview
Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Home Treatment Team & Rapid Response Service
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 Little Brook Hospital, Dartford. 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 organization.
* 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 a passion for continuous learning and professional development.
Main duties of the job
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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).
Working for our organisation
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.
Training, qualifications and registration
* A recognised OT professional qualification
* Registration with the HCPC
* Trained as a practice educator with experience managing learners in the workplace
* Two or more years post-qualified experience
* Registered member of the relevant professional body and/or special interest group
Experience
* Post qualified experience within home treatment team
* Managing defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence-based practice, service user centred, health promotion and relapse prevention oriented principles and practice
* Experience of being involved in service developments or audits
Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staff have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave
Dependent on length of NHS service
Other paid/unpaid leave
This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave.
Non-paid leave for career breaks
Staff Support
KMPT offers a face-to-face counselling service for any issues not just work-related problems.
NHS discounts and shopping vouchers
Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.
Learning and Development opportunities
In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.
Induction
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on role and can be from 2 days to 4 weeks (not always consecutive days).
The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT’s subject specialists and include the required training.
The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.
New starter bonus
At the Trust we really value our nurses and the skills they bring. To recognise this we offer a New Hire Bonus of £1200 pro rata for band 5 and 6 nursing staff.
Staff Network Forums
A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.
Lease car scheme, Cycle to work scheme, the list goes on………!
Probation Period. New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter
KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.
KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves.
We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values:
* Respect - We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* Openness - Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountability - We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working together - We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovation - We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
* Excellence - We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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