East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
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Exciting Opportunities for Band 6 Occupational Therapists!
We are delighted to offer exciting opportunities for Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our dynamic and supportive Therapy Services at the William Harvey Hospital.
These roles provide the chance to work within the Emergency Department, Frailty, Stroke, Medical, Trauma & Orthopaedics, HCOOP, Surgical and Critical Care services. Delivering high-quality, patient-centred care at some of the most pivotal points in the patient journey. Whether working within rotational posts or specialist services, you will play a key role in assessment, clinical decision-making, and proactive discharge planning.
You will work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Discharge Managers, contributing to safe patient flow, optimising functional outcomes, and supporting timely transitions of care.
We welcome applications from motivated Occupational Therapists who are passionate about acute care, frailty, emergency services, and service development.
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We are happy to consider return to practice or developmental posts.
Main Duties Involve
- To manage daily a clinical caseload of patients, and be responsible for the assessment, formulation and treatments and to give specialised therapy advice to members of the MDT.
- To deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team.
- To be actively involved with training within the Department in support of new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices and support workers alongside other senior members of the team.
These Posts Offer
- Exposure to a fast-paced and varied clinical environment.
- Opportunities to develop advanced clinical and leadership skills.
- Strong MDT working and collaborative service delivery.
- Ongoing professional development, supervision, and support.
- The chance to make a meaningful impact on patient care from admission through to discharge.
Additional information can be found within the attached full Job Description.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
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Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Laura Collins
Job title: Lead Therapist for Frailty and Front Door Services
Email address: l.collins12@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07955321055
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