# Senior Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/be7f383a-3d78-489f-989a-ac8900544a9e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/be7f383a-3d78-489f-989a-ac8900544a9e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust - **Location:** St Martins Hospital Site - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Shift work 24/7 service) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T11:10:40.865Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Canterbury/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8178427 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8178427?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to bring a holistic, recovery-focused perspective to our dynamic multidisciplinary care team (MDT). In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex service user needs and innovative, life-changing care plans. We offer a supportive environment where you are trusted to work autonomously, advocate for your profession, and mentor junior team members—all while continuously developing your own specialist skill set in a fast-paced, deeply rewarding clinical setting. ### Main duties of the job ### Clinical Excellence & Case Management - Complex Caseload Management: Manage a defined caseload of service users with complex needs using evidence-based, service user-centred, hope and recovery-oriented principles. - Assessment & Formulation: Conduct comprehensive assessments, analysing and interpreting information to form accurate formulations of function, strengths, capabilities, and occupational needs. - Collaborative Intervention: Partner with service users, carers, and staff to co-create goals and recovery plans that maximise occupational engagement and independence while balancing risk. - Outcome Evaluation: Continuously monitor, evaluate, and adapt therapeutic interventions to measure progress and ensure the best possible service user outcomes and experience Leadership, Quality & Supervision Clinical Leadership: Demonstrate leadership skills through the management of dedicated projects and approved Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives. Staff Development: Provide high-quality supervision and mentorship to designated junior staff and students. - Clinical Leadership: Demonstrate leadership skills through the management of dedicated projects and approved Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives. - Staff Development: Provide high-quality supervision and mentorship to designated junior staff and students. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### Professional Advocacy & Service Contribution - Champion Occupational Therapy: Keep an occupational focus at the centre of practice while promoting the value of Occupational Therapy across the service. - MDT Collaboration: Work seamlessly both as an autonomous practitioner and as a collaborative team member, responding flexibly to competing clinical demands. - Advanced Practice: Apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge commensurate with a higher level of professional practice to support service requirements. Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification 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). ### 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** - Experience in clinical practice, holding a range of experience within a variety of settings - Experience of delivering and clinical supervision - Experience of developing learners and staff in the work place **Desirable** - Experience of being involved in service developments or audits ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group. - Ability to make decisions and work co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team - Ability to prioritise own work effectively and to be able to guide others **Desirable** - Computer literate. Able to use e-mail, Teams and RIO, and to access Internet resources ### Training, Qualifications and Registration **Essential** - A recognised Occupational Therapist professional qualification - Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10508498) ## 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.