Rotational Occupational Therapist

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. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Are you passionate about your Occupational Therapy profession and looking for an amazing career! Our West Kent Therapy Services are looking for motivated Occupational Therapists to work as part of our multidisciplinary services. The West Kent Occupational Therapy rotation scheme will offer the opportunity to complete six months rotations, gaining experience across a range of community teams including: • Community Hospitals • Community Rehabilitation • Neurorehabilitation • Falls Prevention • Urgent Therapy Service You will gain experience across in-patient, clinic, group and domiciliary settings, and be able to build a wide portfolio of OT experience and skills working alongside our specialist teams. These roles will suit those who are newly graduating, returning to practice or looking to move to a community role for a new challenge. We have a robust preceptorship programme for the first year in post. Applicants will be required to have a full driving license and car, as being able to travel around the locality independently is essential to role

Main duties of the job

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with supervision from senior occupational therapists

To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated clinical caseload

To ensure comprehensive accurate electronic records are maintained for all patient interactions

To contribute to the wider MDT

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 [email protected], 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.

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