Ocupational Therapist

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Therapy Team at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital.

Heron Ward is a well-established Inpatient Rehabilitation and Recovery Ward providing care and Therapy for the local community. The wards mainly cater for the older population but also cater for much younger patients with long term conditions or following significant trauma.

You will benefit from working with a well-established multidisciplinary team including Speech Therapists, Pharmacists, Dieticians, Doctors, Consultants, Nurses and of course the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff. You will gain further experience of working in an Inpatient setting working with patients who have multiple comorbidities. There will be opportunities to further interests by becoming a potential link worker for such issues as falls which can only help to further experience and knowledge for progression to the next stage in your career.

You will join our forward-thinking Therapy Team providing a high-quality Rehabilitation and Recovery Service, working closely with the multidisciplinary team.

Additional Benefits Provided By Us

• Become a member of staff for a Foundation Trust rated as Outstanding.
• Long term service benefits such as increased annual leave entitlement after 10 years.
• Mileage paid for travel when working at additional sites and for training.
• Internal training provided plus the possibility of external training.
• Access to Band 5 special interest groups including in-service training.
• Access to multi staff meetings.
• Access to supervision from a Band 6 or Band 7.
• Access to the Trust Appraisal System with support from the Band 7.
• Access to Staff Health and Wellbeing support.

Interviews will be held on the week of the 3rd of August 2026

You will assess patient’s physical, social and psychological needs within the hospital setting and in discussion with the patient, carer’s, family and multidisciplinary team formulate and implement treatment programmes and discharge planning. You will be expected to support and supervise Therapy Assistants and participate in the training of others as appropriate. You should also be able to supervise students should the need arise.

For This Role You Are Required To Have

• A Degree level qualification or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Experience of elderly care, community work and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good knowledge of a range of physical conditions relating to older people, including rehabilitation, falls and orthopaedics.
• Good clinical assessment skills
• Good communication skills.
• Be pro-active.
• Be passionate about empowering patients, their carer’s and their Family.
• Be flexible and adaptable.
• Experience of working in the NHS System.

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

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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

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sam Freelove Job title: Therapy Lead Community Hospitals East Email address: ***email_hidden***