Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Occupational Therapist
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Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist looking to make a real, tangible difference in people's lives?
If so, we would love to welcome you to our East Kent Community Services
Our Mission
Our mission is simple yet vital: we provide a flexible, compassionate range of mental health interventions to help clients with complex needs manage their health effectively, regain confidence, and thrive independently in their own homes.
How We Work
We believe that sustainable recovery requires a community. That’s why our team works in close partnership with Social Care and local housing providers, ensuring every client has the wrap-around resources they need to succeed on their rehabilitation journey.
As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will collaborate alongside a supportive and dedicated group of:
- Psychologists
- Nurses
- Support Workers
- Fellow Occupational Therapists
We are looking for someone who brings energy, adaptability, and a genuinely client-centred approach.
To truly meet them where they are, a degree of flexibility is required for occasional evening or weekend work—all of which is planned and agreed upon well in advance to respect your own work-life balance.
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Role Responsibilities
- To assist in identifying, developing and providing the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the rehabilitation service.
- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate rehabilitation interventions for service users.
- To manage a defined caseload of service users with rehabilitation needs that is service user centred, offers hope and adopts NICE Guidance for rehabilitation to promote recovery, better mental and physical health, relapse prevention and skill development.
About Us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
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Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Why Join Us?
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.
Learn More
Take a look at our Occupational Therapist Video
Contact Us
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Debbie Pope
Job title: Operational Lead
Email address: debbie.pope1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07912666962
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