• Job Description

  Req#: C9344-25-0499?language=en&page=868&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We have an exciting opportunity for a new Rotational Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team at East Kent Hospitals. This post will be based at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, and currently offers rotations within the Acute medical wards (including Healthcare of the Older Person), Critical Care and Trauma/Orthopaedics. with further experience in additional speciality areas becoming available in the future.

  Our Occupational Therapists work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support patients on the acute wards, offering assessment and treatment alongside discharge planning.

  Main duties of the job

  The successful candidate would be expected to:

  o To manage a clinical caseload of patients, and be responsible for the assessment, formulation and evaluation of patient-centred care.

  o To be able to facilitate safe discharge planning from hospital to the community.

  o To deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team

  o To be actively involved with training and development within the Department in support of new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices and support workers alongside other senior members of the team.

  o Promote the role of OT and demonstrate the values to the members of the multi-disciplinary team.

  About us

  We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

  Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

  Details

  Date posted

  25 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  344-5763DCB-Q

  Job locations

  William Harvey Hospital

  Kennington Road

  Ashford

  TN24 0LZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

  If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

  If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • BSc Occupational Therapist or MSc Occupational Therapy

  Desirable

  • Member of RCOT
  • Member of RCOT specialist sections or similar

  Skills

  Essential

  • Highly developed clinical skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent time management

  Desirable

  • Evidence of working within acute inpatient settings
  • Competent presentation skills

  Experience

  Essential

  • 18 months post graduate experience in relevant care settings
  • Proven record of providing high quality intervention for high risk patients

  Desirable

  • Experience working within variety of settings
  • Experience managing challenging situations

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE and CQC
  • Knowledge of up to date clinical / evidenced based practice.
  • Knowledge of appropriate clinical pathways

  Desirable

  • Experience providing complex assessments and discharge planning
  • Experience using appropriate outcome measures linked to the assessment of Medical/HCOOP patients
  • Knowledge of extended role of Occupational Therapy within discharge pathways

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • BSc Occupational Therapist or MSc Occupational Therapy

  Desirable

  • Member of RCOT
  • Member of RCOT specialist sections or similar

  Skills

  Essential

  • Highly developed clinical skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent time management

  Desirable

  • Evidence of working within acute inpatient settings
  • Competent presentation skills

  Experience

  Essential

  • 18 months post graduate experience in relevant care settings
  • Proven record of providing high quality intervention for high risk patients

  Desirable

  • Experience working within variety of settings
  • Experience managing challenging situations

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE and CQC
  • Knowledge of up to date clinical / evidenced based practice.
  • Knowledge of appropriate clinical pathways

  Desirable

  • Experience providing complex assessments and discharge planning
  • Experience using appropriate outcome measures linked to the assessment of Medical/HCOOP patients
  • Knowledge of extended role of Occupational Therapy within discharge pathways

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  William Harvey Hospital

  Kennington Road

  Ashford

  TN24 0LZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  William Harvey Hospital

  Kennington Road

  Ashford

  TN24 0LZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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