Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 30 January 2026

Job summary

Would you like to be part of a forward-thinking Mental Health Inpatient Service? The Woodchurch Ward Occupational Therapy Team is looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join them.

As Occupational Therapists, we are positioned to shape the culture of inpatient settings to promote a therapeutic day that co-exists to enhance therapeutic interventions and a recovery-focused ethos on the units.

Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust offers an extensive preceptorship program for newly qualified staff. Our ward environments offer a unique opportunity to develop your Occupational Therapy skills within a supportive therapy and multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

To assist in identifying, developing and providing 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.
You must be able to complete Physical Interventions Training to work on the ward.

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.

Take a look at our Occupational Therapist Video

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

380-AC0766-A

Job locations

Woodchurch ward

Thanet Mental Health Unit

Margate

CT9 4BF

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

A recognised Occupational Therapist professional qualification
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience in acute inpatient mental health setting
Experience of caseload management

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Evidence of working in a person-centred way
Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
Computer literate. Able to use e-mail, Word, Excel and access Internet resources

Desirable

Evidence of working in line with our Trust values
Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

A recognised Occupational Therapist professional qualification
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience in acute inpatient mental health setting
Experience of caseload management

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Evidence of working in a person-centred way
Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
Computer literate. Able to use e-mail, Word, Excel and access Internet resources

Desirable

Evidence of working in line with our Trust values
Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement.

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

Woodchurch ward

Thanet Mental Health Unit

Margate

CT9 4BF

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

Woodchurch ward

Thanet Mental Health Unit

Margate

CT9 4BF

Employer's website

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