# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/2af9d67c-f29f-409e-b4c8-730bdbdce014 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/2af9d67c-f29f-409e-b4c8-730bdbdce014.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Priority House (ME16 9PH) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T11:41:41.661Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Occupational_Therapist_Mental_Health/Occupational_Therapist_Mental_Health-v8265173 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8265173?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We're seeking a passionate and skilled Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our supportive and holistic Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) within the Kent and Medway Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service. This is an exciting opportunity to apply specialist knowledge in a dynamic, highly valued setting. The Kent and Medway EIP services are dedicated to making a profound difference in the lives of individuals aged 14 to 65 experiencing their First Episode of Psychosis (FEP). Our services are built around comprehensive, stand-alone MDTs, ensuring we provide a distinct and high-quality care pathway from assessment through to treatment and recovery. As an Occupational Therapist, you'll be part of a pioneering service that focuses on rapid, evidence-based support during a critical time in a person's life, helping them build lasting stability, function, and community inclusion. As a valued member of our MDT, you will utilise your specialist skills to empower service users through purposeful activity and recovery-focused goals. If you are looking for a role where your clinical expertise is integral to client recovery and where you are supported by an experienced, friendly team, we encourage you to apply! ### Main duties of the job The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). - Provide high-quality and evidence-based occupational therapy assessments and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways. - Communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate, outside agencies. - Contribute to the generic functioning of the team. - Provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, and support workers ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Provide occupational therapy student placements. - Contribute to service development and audits. - Take on the role of lead professional as appropriate. Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification ### 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** - Pre-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions - Experience of individual & group work **Desirable** - Experience of caseload management - Some clinical experience of mental health problems - Use of functional assessments and activity analysis to formulate patient interventions ### Qualifications **Essential** - A recognised Occupational Therapist professional qualification - Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) **Desirable** - Registered member of the relevant professional body and / or special interest group - Trained as a Practice Educator ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group. - Ability to work co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team - Basic factual knowledge of the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, need or are expected to do to support them in being well in life. - Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice - An ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing - Computer literate. Able to use e-mail, Word, Excel and access Internet resources **Desirable** - Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement ### Personal qualities, values and behaviours **Essential** - Ability to work as a team member - Ability to form rapport with individuals and groups - Adaptability, flexibility and resilience - Professional, calm and efficient manner - Actively develops themselves. - Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). **Desirable** - Self-awareness in managing own wellness at work and confidence to seek support when required ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 172.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10579465) ## 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.