# Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-occupational-therapist/917547b4-4a51-45b8-96cf-43524d689c1e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-occupational-therapist/917547b4-4a51-45b8-96cf-43524d689c1e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trinity House (Trust Headquarters) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T11:05:49.378Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Ashford/Kent_Community_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Learning_Disabilities/Learning_Disabilities-v8297076 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8297076?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs. The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join our professional service on a full time basis. We’re a close team but we’re never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That’s where you come in. We’re always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is an important one as you’ll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to provide support to our hard-working frontline NHS teams. We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn’t a requirement for this role you’ll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times. The challenges come thick and fast in this role but you’ll know that your input is contributing to the excellent experience our patients and service users have every day. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further. 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 in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. 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. At KCHFT we strongly encourage 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. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. ### 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** - Demonstratable experience in area of practise (i.e Learning Disabilities.) - Experience leading and managing teams. - Experience with developing policy and service development with practical experience in change management. - Practical experience in managing complex cases. - Supporting others (supervision, students, mentor, etc.) - Experience with use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (EasyPay, Healthroster, etc.) **Desirable** - Experience of leading or contributing to change management, service development, or quality improvement projects. - Experience of facilitating workshops, training sessions, meetings, or service improvement initiatives for multidisciplinary teams. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered health care professional HCPC registration - Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6 - Evidence of Post Graduate Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice ( examples –:non-medical prescribing; mentorship , coaching , clinical expertise) **Desirable** - PTLLS/DTLLS, PGCE or Certificate in Education; Working towards Master level study ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload and meet deadlines. - Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors, including areas of social deprivation. - Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups. - Strong influencing and negotiating skills. - Highly developed facilitation skills ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Acts as a positive role model, promoting a culture of inclusion, dignity, and person-centred care. - Demonstrates a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for service improvement and innovation. Values diversity and demonstrates cultural awareness, actively promoting equality of opportunity and reducing health inequalities. **Desirable** - Demonstrates collaborative leadership, fostering positive working relationships and encouraging contribution from all team members. - Shows commitment to co-production and involving service users, families, and carers in decision-making and service development. Maintains a positive and solution-focused approach when addressing challenges and resolving conflicts. ### Special Knowledge & Expertise **Essential** - Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidelines relevant to Learning Disabilities. - Evidence of continued CPD and implementation in last 12 months. - Proven ability to develop effective partnerships to achieve practical outcomes across organisational boundaries including statutory organisations, external agencies, community and voluntary organisations. **Desirable** - Understanding of KCHFT Learning Disabilities Service ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615919) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2665) - [kchft values into action (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=479) - [staff journey illustration (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2277) - [a guide to completing your application (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2025) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.