Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join an Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, supporting clients with a first episode of psychosis to have a positive experience of mental health services. We are looking for aBand 5Occupational Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary team.

The role would include completing OT assessments and interventions at different stages of their journey to support with recovery.

Occupational therapy is valued as a core part of the multi-disciplinary team and the post holder will be working in a team with a variety of professionals. As well as occupational therapy activity, you will be involved in delivering core team functions such as initial assessments, dialog + and other group interventions.

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).

Main duties of the job

Provide high-quality and evidence-based occupational therapy assessments and interventions, both group and individual, to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members.
Communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate, outside agencies.
Contribute to the generic functioning of the team when appropriate.
Provide supervision and mentoring to more junior occupational therapists, occupational therapy apprenticeships, and support workers when appropriate
Provide/support with occupational therapy student placements.
Contribute to service development and audits.

About us

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

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. And 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 doing well together.

Date posted

15 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-NK240-A

Job locations

Britton House

Britton Farm, High Street

Gillingham

ME71AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

oRegistered member of the relevant professional body and / or special interest group

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

oKnowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group.
oAbility to work co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team
Knowledge of the ethos of the Early Intervention Service for Psychosis Service.

Desirable

oKnowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement.

Experience

Essential

oPre-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions
oExperience of individual & group work

Desirable

oSome clinical experience of mental health problems
oUse of functional assessments and activity analysis to formulate patient interventions

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

oRegistered member of the relevant professional body and / or special interest group

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

oKnowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group.
oAbility to work co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team
Knowledge of the ethos of the Early Intervention Service for Psychosis Service.

Desirable

oKnowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement.

Experience

Essential

oPre-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions
oExperience of individual & group work

Desirable

oSome clinical experience of mental health problems
oUse of functional assessments and activity analysis to formulate patient interventions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Britton House

Britton Farm, High Street

Gillingham

ME71AL

Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Britton House

Britton Farm, High Street

Gillingham

ME71AL

Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)