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:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a part-time Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated Perinatal Mental Health Community Service.

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team. The post holder will have experience working within mental health, and if possible, experience of perinatal mental health and/or infant/child development.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is committed to the development and clinical leadership of the MBU.

• The post holder will be registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC

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).

Please note, we are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship for this post.

• To provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to those patients open to the Perinatal Mental Health Community Service.

• To support the continued development and provision of a meaningful group programme with the service.

• To support the Occupational Therapy Assistants in the team with their involvement in patient care.

• To be involved in multi-disciplinary decisions regarding patient care.

• The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi-disciplinary care team.

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

• 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 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.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026

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