Job summary
Would you like to be part of a forward thinking Mental Health Inpatient Service? The Priority House Occupational Therapy Team is looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join them.
KMPT 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
You must be able to complete Physical Interventions Training to work on the ward.
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 recovery-focused ethos on the units.
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).
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We arerated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Details Date posted
14 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-AC0705-A
Job locations
Priority House, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone, Kent
ME16 9PH
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification Qualification Essential
* OT Diploma or Degree
Experience Essential
* Understanding of Groupwork skills
Desirable
* Experience in acute inpatient mental health setting
skills Essential
* Evidence of working in a person-centred way
Desirable
* Evidence of working in line with our Trust values
Person Specification Qualification Essential
* OT Diploma or Degree
Experience Essential
* Understanding of Groupwork skills
Desirable
* Experience in acute inpatient mental health setting
skills Essential
* Evidence of working in a person-centred way
Desirable
* Evidence of working in line with our Trust values
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
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).
Employer details Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Priority House, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone, Kent
ME16 9PH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Priority House, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone, Kent
ME16 9PH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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