Occupational Therapist

Role Responsibility

Occupational Therapist vacancies

Want to make a real difference?

We're looking for motivated, experienced professionals who are ready for a new challenge, embarking on a new career or returning to work to join us and embrace change and new ways of working.

If you're an occupational therapist with experience in, or wanting to work in, adult social care then we'd love to hear from you.

You will respond to individuals requiring personal functional assessments, delivering meaningful conversations to determine an individual’s personal goals and ambition, identifying necessary equipment, adaptations and advice to promote independence and make a real difference in achieving improved outcomes and independent living.

We currently have vacancies in the following areas, Various hours available - part time and full time will be considered.

- Thanet

- Shepway

- Canterbury

- West Kent South (Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells)

- Short Term Pathways - North Kent (Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Swale)

Please state your preferred areas on your application forms

Our offer

- £2,000 golden hello

- Relocation packages up to a maximum of £8,000

- Full induction and comprehensive continued professional learning and development opportunities

- Starting annual leave allowance of 27 to 30 days

- A minimum of 5 day's training each year including specialized sessions for occupational therapists

- Excellent local government pension scheme

- Opportunity to be a part of the dynamic, forward thinking OT workforce at the frontline of adult services, delivering interventions where they have the maximum impact.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.  

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and a relevant professional qualification (Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy) as well as up to date registration with the appropriate professional body.  
 

Contact Details

For further information please contact

- Fiona Dempster - 03000 411612 for East Kent

- Mel Miller- 03000 414650 for West Kent

We are likely to be holding interviews by video conferencing