Job overview Are you a people person?
Are you motivated, enthusiastic and an excellent communicator?
If yes, then this may be an ideal opportunity for you to join our friendly and supportive Occupational Therapy team.An exciting Band 6 role has arisen within Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join our expanding Stroke Service to work at Maidstone & Sevenoaks Hospital and in the community setting.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and to gain specialist clinical skills, support and supervise others and participate in service development.
Main duties of the job You will need to be able to work in a fast paced and busy environment, have excellent communication skills and have experience of an acute hospital setting.
You will have the opportunity of working within the acute setting on the newly built HASU and ASU as well as the rehab patway in the community and at Sevenoaks.We strive to provide a friendly and supportive working environment and offer access to in-house training opportunities and external training.
We are committed to supporting the education of Occupational Therapy students.Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications.
Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex.
We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff.
We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.Would you like to work flexibly?
In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level.
(Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career.
We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients.
We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities.
We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace.
Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible.
You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Diploma/Degree in Occupational therapyHCPC RegistrationEvidence of CPD Desirable criteria Member of Professional BodyMember of special interest groupPractice Educator Qualification.
Experience/Knowledge Essential criteria Post qualification experience with experience in an acute physical settingEvidence of personal and professional developmentExperience of working as part of an occupational therapy team and/or multi disciplinary teamExperience of working with support workersAn understanding of common neurological conditionsIn depth knowledge of stroke.Application of OT theory in the treatment of medical, orthopaedic and neurological conditions in an inpatient setting Desirable criteria Experience of acute in patient treatmentExperience within acute stroke.Supervision of junior staff and studentsKnowledge of SSNAP Skills Essential criteria Ability to manage own caseloadExperience and commitment to multi-disciplinary workingExcellent communication skills both written and verbalGood organisational and time management skills.Ability to prioritise workload.Ability to delegate to others appropriatelyComputer literate Desirable criteria Understanding of quality issuesInvolvement in the education of others