Senior Occupational Therapist

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ,
Maidstone, Kent
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital trust, providing hospital services to around 500,000 people living in the south of west Kent and parts of north east Sussex . The Trust operates from two primary sites; our new state of the art Tunbridge Wells Hospital, the first all single room NHS hospital in England, and Maidstone Hospital, home to the Kent Oncology Centre, one of the leading cancer treatment centres in the southeast. The Tunbridge Wells hospital is also a level 2 trauma centre. All of this, and future plans for development make this an exciting time to be part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. We are looking for a Full Time Band 6 to join the team at Maidstone Hospital which includes opportunities in medicine, surgery and elderly care. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to become part of our team to further develop core occupational therapy skills and specialist knowledge whilst developing clinical leadership skills. If you are looking for a new challenge to further your skills this could be the post for you. We prioritise the development of our staff and to support this, the following opportunities are available: * Strong clinical and managerial supervision * A full clinical induction programme for essential operational skills * A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff * Individual professional development programmes * Excellent CPD activities - Inservice Training You will require a commitment to multidisciplinary working, excellent organisation and communication skills and a proactive approach to their own development. They will need to be able to work in a fast paced environment and have experience of an acute hospital setting. The Occupational Therapy Department is part of an integrated Therapy Service delivered across the Trust's two sites - Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury and Maidstone General Hospital You will be required to participate in weekend working. Pay enhancement for unsocial hours is available in accordance to Pay and Condition Circular Agenda for change. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at enhanced level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children) We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated. We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients. We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment. We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff. We have 78 nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics Closing Date: Friday 5th June 2020 Interviews: To be confirmed For further details / informal visits contact: Jane Duffy 01892 635505 Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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