Senior Occupational Therapist - Rotational

Exciting Opportunities for Band 6 Occupational Therapists!

We are delighted to offer exciting opportunities for Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our dynamic and supportive Therapy Services at the William Harvey Hospital.

These roles provide the chance to work within the Emergency Department, Frailty, Stroke, Medical, Trauma & Orthopaedics, HCOOP, Surgical and Critical Care services. Delivering high-quality, patient-centred care at some of the most pivotal points in the patient journey. Whether working within rotational posts or specialist services, you will play a key role in assessment, clinical decision-making, and proactive discharge planning.

You will work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Discharge Managers, contributing to safe patient flow, optimising functional outcomes, and supporting timely transitions of care.

We welcome applications from motivated Occupational Therapists who are passionate about acute care, frailty, emergency services, and service development.

We are happy to consider return to practice or developmental posts.

If you are interested in learning more about this post or would like to spend some time with the team, please contact us via the details below.

Job description

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
• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Member of RCOT

Skills

Essential

• Highly developed clinical skills in acute inpatient setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent time management

Desirable

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

Experience

Essential

• 18 months post graduate experience in relevant specialist area of Inpatients, general rotations
• Proven record of providing high quality intervention for high risk patients
• Experience working within a fast pace setting or emergency department

Desirable

• Experience working within acute inpatient setting
• 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 discharge pathways

Desirable

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

About the employer

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.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.