Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Ocupational Therapist
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A Fantastic Opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist
(Eligible only to current employees of Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, Kent and Medway ICB, Medway Community Healthcare – and also open to Student and Newly Qualified Nurses)
A forward-thinking opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Therapy Team at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital.
About the Role
Heron Ward is a well-established Inpatient Rehabilitation and Recovery Ward serving the local community. The wards primarily provide care and therapy tailored to the older adult population, though they also cater for younger patients with long-term conditions or those recovering from major trauma.
You’ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team, including:
- Speech Therapists
- Pharmacists
- Dietitians
- Doctors & Consultants
- Nurses
- Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy colleagues
Key benefits include:
- Gaining experience in inpatient settings with patients presenting multiple comorbidities.
- Developing further expertise through potential link-worker roles (e.g., falls prevention).
- Opportunities to advance your career with a well-supported learning culture.
You will contribute to our high-quality Rehabilitation and Recovery Service by working closely within the multi-disciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities
Your role will involve:
- Assessing patients’ physical, social, and psychological needs within a hospital setting.
- Collaborating with patients, carers, family, and the multidisciplinary team.
- Formulating and implementing treatment programmes to support rehabilitation and discharge planning.
- Supervising Therapy Assistants, supporting their training where applicable.
- Providing guidance to sixth-level student Occupational Therapists, if required.
- Be championing empowerment and safety to enhance recovery.
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Requirements
To apply, you must have:
- A degree-level qualification or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Experience in elderly care, including community, multidisciplinary work, and medical settings.
- Good clinical assessment skills, particularly with orthopaedic, rehabilitation, and falls-related conditions.
- Strong communication skills.
- A proactive and flexible approach, with adaptability to varying patient needs.
- A passion for empowering patients, carers, and families.
- Experience working within the NHS system.
Benefits
As part of your role within our Outstanding (CQC-rated) Foundation Trust, you will enjoy:
- Foundation Trust benefits, including outstanding patient care and staff support.
- Increased annual leave entitlement after 10 years of service.
- Travel reimbursement (mileage) for site-based work and training.
- Free internal training and optional external programmes.
- Special interest groups for Band 5 therapists, including in-service training.
- Attendance at multi-staff meetings and clinical supervision from **Band 6/7).
- Access to Staff Appraisal System, supported by Band 7 colleagues.
- Health & Wellbeing support via professional resources.
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Interviews
Date: Week commencing 3rd August 2026
Our Commitment
As a KCHFT Trust, we’re proud to embody the 4 key values required for outstanding care: ✅ Compassionate ✅ Aspirational ✅ Responsive ✅ Excellent
We celebrate equity, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring better outcomes for patients and staff.
언어적으로tai. 진보는 함께 가져가려는 residues We work to:
- Eliminate bias through application discussions (e.g., under the disability guaranteed interviews scheme).
- Ensure equitable career progression and unconscious bias training.
Support our journey to becoming a Great Place to Work.
We encourage flexible working arrangements, enabling you to harmonise your commitments wherever possible.
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For further details, informational visits, or questions, contact:
<-- Name: Sam Freelove Title: Therapy Lead, Community Hospitals East Email: samantha.freelove@nhs.net -->
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