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 1AZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Aug 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

We are seeking an experiencedSenior Occupational Therapistto 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.

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.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

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.

Take a look at our Occupational Therapist Video

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).

This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Sep 2026

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