Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Are you a people person? Are you interested in developing a rewarding career within the healthcare setting? Are you motivated, enthusiastic and an excellent communicator? If yes, then this may be an ideal opportunity for you to join our friendly and supportive Occupational Therapy team at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Trust.

A number of unique opportunities have arisen for highly experienced Occupational Therapists to join the Occupational Therapy Orthopaedic Service at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust and be involved in delivery of this high priority service.

We are looking for a highly specialist Band 7 Occupational Therapist for the elective orthopaedic wards and to support with the development of the Pre Assessment pathway with the service Manager.

You will be a highly skilled clinician with expert orthopaedic clinical knowledge, skills and experience.

You will join an experienced and committed multi professional team in delivery of an integrated approach to the orthopaedic pathway. You will be involved in supporting the orthopaedic Occupational Therapy team in delivery of evidence based care, develop and support service improvement both within Occupational Therapy and the wider team, proactively engaging with colleagues across the orthopaedic pathway to facilitate consistency of service delivery and innovation.

You will need to have a flexible approach, be resourceful and enthusiastic in demonstrating the impact and added value that Occupational Therapy brings to the pathway. Excellent time management, resilience and prioritisation skills are essential for delivery of an efficient and effective service.

Seven day working is embedded in the orthopaedic service and you will support both organisation and delivery of this.

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

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Interview Date: To be confirmed.

This advert closes on Monday 24 Mar 2025