Community Neuro Rehab Occupational Therapist Maidstone, England
Job description
The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.
We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition.
We are looking for a full time or part time Band 5 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Neurological Rehabilitation Team based in Maidstone.
CNRT works with clients with both progressive and non-progressive neurological impairments, including Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease and Brain Injury in the community. We deliver the Early Supported Discharge programme for Stroke patients and work closely with our local hospices and patient support groups to deliver the best possible care for our patients. Our teams are multi-professional and in addition to Occupational Therapists, include Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurse Specialists, Rehabilitation Assistants and Neuropsychologists, with administrative support and in-reach from the dietetics service.
We offer a very supportive working environment in which to develop your professional skills - this includes in-service training, regular appraisal and clinical supervision. Research is actively encouraged and students from local universities undertake placements in our teams.
In this role you will be providing short term, goal directed, Neurological Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy in patient's own homes and in clinic for patient's with all neurological conditions.
This will include patients with Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Huntington’s Disease and Head and Spinal Injury
The care you provide will involve cognitive assessment and intervention and upper limb rehabilitation.
You will need a current UK driving licence and a car to use at work.
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. From September 2022, the minimum salary we’ll pay is £10.90 per hour (excluding apprentices). The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. 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. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
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All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 3rd May.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
