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Senior Occupational Therapist

Kent PLC, Canterbury

Senior Occupational Therapist

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Kent PLC, Canterbury

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 14 Oct | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 0085f65c60f142be999c4d223dabf50f

Location ref: Canterbury

Full Job Description

  • To assist in identifying, developing and providing 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 service users.
  • To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
  • Demonstrates ability to work as a team member as well as autonomously.
  • Managing a case load of service users who have complex needs.
  • Being flexible and responsive to competing demands.
  • Promoting Occupational Therapy in the service and keeping an occupational focus at the centre of practice.
  • To ensure assessment of service users and analyse and interpret information gained to form an accurate formulation of function, strengths, capabilities and occupational needs.
  • To work collaboratively with service users, staff, and carers to identify goals to determine and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan which maximises occupational engagement and performance whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.
  • To monitor, evaluate and modify therapeutic interventions in order to measure progress and increase efficacy for the best possible service user outcomes and experience.

    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).

    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.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/senior-occupational-therapist-127586482
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