Job summary
Ready to kickstart your career in a supportive team that truly values your potential? We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our fast-paced Home Treatment Team (HTT). This is an opportunity to build a rock-solid clinical foundation right on the front lines of mental health, working with service users in their own homes during crucial stages of their recovery. You won't be navigating this alone; you'll have robust preceptorship support, dedicated clinical supervision, and a welcoming multi-disciplinary team to guide you. If you are passionate about the core power of OT--using functional assessments and creative interventions to help people regain independence --this is the perfect launchpad for your career.

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

• 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.
• To ensure assessment of service users and analyse and interpret information gained to form an accurate formulation of function, strengths, capabilities and occupational needs.
• To work collaboratively with service users, staff, and carers to identify goals to determine and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan which maximises occupational engagement and performance whilst balancing risk and promoting choice and independence.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify therapeutic interventions in order to measure progress and increase efficacy for the best possible service user outcomes and experience.
• To act as a competent clinician supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance and professional standards.

About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

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. 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 working well together.

Details
Date posted: 11 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 380-EK467
Job locations: Eastern and Coastal Offices, St Martins Hospital, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, CT1 1TD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification
Training
Essential

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

Desirable

• Registered member of the relevant professional body and / or special interest group
• Trained as a Practice Educator

Experience
Essential

• Pre-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions
• Experience of individual & Group Interventions

Desirable

• Use of functional assessments and activity analysis to formulate patient interventions

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group.
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice

Desirable

• 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).

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer.