Rotational Occupational Therapist

at  Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Are you passionate about your Occupational Therapy profession and looking for an amazing career!
Our West Kent Therapy Services are looking for motivated Occupational Therapists to work as part of our multidisciplinary services.

The West Kent Occupational Therapy rotation scheme will offer the opportunity to complete six months rotations, gaining experience across a range of community teams including:

• Community Hospitals
• Community Rehabilitation
• Neurorehabilitation
• Falls Prevention
• Urgent Therapy Service

You will gain experience across in-patient, clinic, group and domiciliary settings, and be able to build a wide portfolio of OT experience and skills working alongside our specialist teams.
These roles will suit those who are newly graduating, returning to practice or looking to move to a community role for a new challenge. We have a robust preceptorship programme for the first year in post.
Applicants will be required to have a full driving license and car, as being able to travel around the locality independently is essential to role

• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with supervision from senior occupational therapists
• To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated clinical caseload
• To ensure comprehensive accurate electronic records are maintained for all patient interactions
• To contribute to the wider MDT
  In return, you will be working for an “Outstanding” rated Trust. Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients.
  Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce.
  More than half of our workforce work flexibly, including compressed hours and term time only. More than 70% of our workforce feel we take positive action on health and wellbeing, and we aim to improve this. We are proud to say that we consistently score above the national average in our staff survey results, particularly for our focus on the well-being of our workforce.
  And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.
  One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent
  We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
  Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to 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 without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
  Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations
  The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
  Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
  We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
  If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
  All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
  Find out more about the community difference here .
  Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
  Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve