Specialist Occupational Therapist | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic occupational therapist to join our specialist learning disability multi-disciplinary team. Come and join our community-based team who work closely alongside local authority and specialist mental health services to support adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. This is an excellent opportunity to work in an extremely rewarding specialist area where you will use your occupational therapy skills to manage a complex clinical caseload within a well-established and friendly team. We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition, so we provide flexible and holistic care in a range of community settings. The occupational therapy team provides specialist support to enable people with a learning disability to live their lives fully in the community. You will be expected to:

• Operate as an autonomous specialist occupational therapist and manage an appropriate complex clinical caseload providing specialist assessment and interventions for people with a learning disability.
• You will work towards maximising a person's quality of life by providing clinical expertise, behavioural and/or engagement support.
• Measure progress and ensure effective outcomes for the individual with a learning disability
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well as part of a team.
• Work closely with all stakeholders and promote effective collaborate working with all those involved in the person's life
• Contribute to the development of multi-disciplinary best practice, service development and quality improvement. The post holder will be encouraged to access regular supervision, annual appraisal and identified CPD opportunities as required/available.
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both