# Occupational Therapy Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapy-lead/1ecb3f82-52e3-46ed-8eb4-7a93b4a4f1ca - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapy-lead/1ecb3f82-52e3-46ed-8eb4-7a93b4a4f1ca.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:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Will need to work a Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T11:21:36.289Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Margate/Kent_Community_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8265076 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8265076?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Children’s Therapies Team is an integrated therapies team providing Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Specialist Nurse Advisors and Care Co-ordinators to children 0 – 19 years within KCHFT. This vacancy is within the East Kent Team based covering the Canterbury and Thanet areas. The successful applicant will join other Clinical Leads and Team Leads in East Kent and will join the network of Clinical Leads working in the Children’s Therapies Service across Kent. We work closely with colleagues from other health, education and social care teams to provide an integrated team around the child approach. The post will cover is primarily a School Years caseload for 30 hours a week. Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom. If you feel you qualify for sponsorship via a discounted salary threshold, please contact us via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number and how you feel you qualify for a discounted salary threshold. ### Main duties of the job To co-ordinate and lead the neurodiversity specialism across Kent To lead on service policy and clinical care pathways across the service in this specialist clinical area To report to and advise on development requirements in this specialist area to Professional Leads, Team Leads, Locality Clinical Manager and/or Head of Service To be responsible for delegated line management and supervision of staff within the team To ensure staff have regular access to effective supervision, training and support to enhance their CPD in this area To advise on development requirements in this specialist area to Professional Leads, Team Leads, Locality Clinical Manager and/or Head of Service On a day to day basis you will manage a complex /specialist clinical caseload within the School Years Occupational Therapy team in order to support children with a range of needs to participate in occupations of childhood ### 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 practice; - Experience of leading and managing teams; - Experience of developing policy and service development plans with practical experience of change management; - Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor ) experience - Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads; **Desirable** - Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster/ AT-P/ CIS) ### 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 specialist area of practice (Neurodiversity); - Management or supervisory qualification / programme of study **Desirable** - PTLLS/DTLLS, PGCE or Certificate in Education; - Working towards Master level study ### Ability to Manage **Essential** - Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda’s for health under the guidance of the senior Practitioner; - Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures; - Ability to manage own time effectively. ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice; - Ability to manage and lead change ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to manage time effectively, priorities and work under pressure to 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 ### Special Knowledge and Expertise **Essential** - Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services; - Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the 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 ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10579363) - [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.