occupational therapist

Senior Occupational Therapist | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Company: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata

Hours: Part-time

Location: Canterbury, CT1 1TD

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 13 Oct 2026

Closing date: 12 Nov 2026

Summary

Are you a skilled Band 5 looking to take that next definitive step, or an experienced Band 6 OT ready for a refreshing, fast-paced challenge? The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is looking for a dynamic clinician who thrives in the action.

In this role, you'll be on the front lines of crisis resolution, delivering rapid, high-impact assessment and interventions directly into client's homes when they need it most. We view mental health through a functional lens, helping you champion the unique value of OT—empowering individuals, promoting occupational resilience, and preventing hospital admission.

If you are adaptable, love thinking on your feet, and want to be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team that truly values your distinct expertise, we want to hear from you.

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).

Role Responsibilities

• The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi-disciplinary care team. You will support colleagues to deliver high-quality interventions and risk management.


• Identify, develop, and provide the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multidisciplinary service according to the needs of service users and service requirements.


• Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified clients.


• Manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence-based, client-centred, hope and recovery, health promotion, and relapse prevention principles.


• Provide supervision to designated junior staff and students.


• Demonstrate ability to work as a team member as well as independently.


• Manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, balancing all aspects of the role.


• Be flexible and responsive to competing demands.


• Promote Occupational Therapy in the service focused on occupational practices.


• Apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge appropriate to a higher level of practice.


• Manage complex case loads presenting with intricate and dynamic risks.

About Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support children, young people, and adults with diverse mental health needs. We provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments such as autism and ADHD.

Our integrated approach across county, hospital, and community settings aims to make care accessible and coordinated for those we serve. Our vision is to help communities not just live with mental illness but live well. We are passionate about working with communities to improve mental health care for everyone, guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious, and confident.

If you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a cohesive team, we encourage you to apply.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026.

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Are you a skilled Band 5 looking to take that next definitive step, or an experienced Band 6 OT ready for a refreshing, fast-paced challenge? The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is looking for a dynamic clinician who thrives in the action.

In this role, you'll be on the front lines of crisis resolution, delivering rapid, high-impact assessment and interventions directly into client's homes when they need it most. We view mental health through a functional lens, helping you champion the unique value of OT-empowering individuals, promoting occupational resilience, and preventing hospital admission.

If you are adaptable, love thinking on your feet, and want to be part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team that truly values your distinct expertise, we want to hear from you.

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).

The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi-disciplinary care team. You will be expected to work as part of the MDT, supporting your colleagues to deliver high quality interventions and risk management.

To identify, develop and provide the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.

To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified clients.

To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, client centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.

To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students.

Demonstrates ability to work as a team member as well as autonomously.

Managing a case load of service users who have complex needs.

Balancing all aspects of the job role.

Being flexible and responsive to competing demands.

Promoting Occupational Therapy in the service and keeping an occupational focus at the centre of practice.

Demonstrate an ability to apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge commensurate to a higher level of professional practice.

Manage complex case loads presenting with complex and dynamic risks.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.