Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
About
Established in April 2006, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is an integrated health and social care Trust specialising in the provision of mental health services throughout Kent. The Trust serves a population of approximately 1.8 million people across a mix of urban and rural areas and socio-economic groups.
We aim to provide effective, efficient and high quality care to all clients, and the services provided include assessment of need, support, individual or group programmes of care, education and the promotion of mental health issues. These services are provided in a variety of locations including inpatient units, community homes, mental health centres, day treatment units and in clients' own homes. Our Care Programme Approach has encouraged clients to become fully involved in their own programme of care, ensuring that their views and wishes and those of their families and carers are reflected in their treatment of care.
Our Vision
The Trust aims to deliver quality through partnership. Creating a dynamic system of care, so people receive the right help, at the right time, in the right setting with the right outcome.
Our Values
Respect: We value people as individuals and treat others as we would like to be treated.
Open: Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
Accountable: We are professional and responsible for our actions.
Working Together: We work together to make a difference for our service users.
Innovative: We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
Excellence: We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
Key details
Location
Site: Chris Ellis Centre
Address: Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital, Bell Road
Town: Sittingbourne
Postcode: ME10 4DT
Major / Minor Region: Kent
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5)
Salary
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
Main area: Occupational Therapist
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) offers 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
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapists who have a strong sense of initiative and an excellent team working ability. Effective communication skills and self-governance are required. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of high level interventions & community assessment skills.
We are a community service for both older people with mental health needs, which are complicated by age related needs, and for people, of all ages, who have needs related to dementia. We also provide support and advice to professionals, care homes and carers.
Our service focuses on both functional and organic mental health disorders. We provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary services and work closely with local specialist mental health teams, tertiary service providers, primary care, local statutory and non-statutory agencies, service users & carers.
Our team comprises consultant psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, support workers, Admiral nurses and administrative staff.
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* To work effectively as a lead clinician in the Community Mental Health Team for Older People ensuring that patients referred for assessment experience a smooth pathway through the referral, diagnosis and treatment process.
* To contribute to the planning and implementation of interventions.
* To monitor clients’ progress, reporting on clients’ psychological, physical, behavioural and social needs.
* To adapt and evaluate interventions ensuring that they support the client and his/her carer to meet their needs, adjusting own approach accordingly.
* To act as Care co-ordinator to designated caseload. Plan and provide flexible, client centred care for patients and their carers referred for assessment and support.
* Take an active role in assessing individuals with Memory difficulties and functional illness.
* Provide supervision and support for junior staff and students.
* Ensure that patients referred to the service are supported before, during and following diagnosis.
* Enable patients and their carers to access the care and support that they need.
* Contribute to the planning and implementation of therapeutic groups and interventions for clients and carers.
* To contribute to local clinical governance and audits.
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 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To contribute to the planning and implementation of interventions.
* To monitor clients’ progress, reporting on clients’ psychological, physical, behavioural and social needs.
* To adapt and evaluate interventions ensuring that they support the client and his/her carer to meet their needs, adjusting own approach accordingly.
Please see the job description for more details.
KMPT Staff Benefits:
* NHS pension scheme: Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
* Annual leave for Agenda for Change: 27 days for full time or pro rata if part time; 29 days after 5 years NHS service; 33 days after 10 years NHS service, plus bank holidays.
* Flexible working: Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc.
* 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 discounts in various sectors.
* Learning and Development opportunities: Includes leadership, management and staff topic areas.
Probation Period: New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
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.
KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter.
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Post graduate 1 year experience as qualified OT.
Desirable criteria
* Experience within Older Adult services.
Training
Essential criteria
* NMC registered.
Desirable criteria
* Completed or willing to carry out Mentorship training.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Ram Rampersad
Job title: Team Leader
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01634 973111
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