Job overview

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses. 

The Children’s Therapies Team is an integrated therapies team providing Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Specialist Nurse Advisors and Care Co-ordinators to children 0 – 19 years within KCHFT.

This vacancy is within the East Kent Team based covering the Canterbury and Thanet areas. The successful applicant will join other Clinical Leads and Team Leads in East Kent and will join the network of Clinical Leads working in the Children’s Therapies Service across Kent. 

We work closely with colleagues from other health, education and social care teams to provide an integrated team around the child approach.
The post will cover is primarily a School Years caseload for 30 hours a week.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.  If you feel you qualify for sponsorship via a discounted salary threshold, please contact us via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number and how you feel you qualify for a discounted salary threshold.

Main duties of the job

To co-ordinate and lead the neurodiversity specialism across Kent

To lead on service policy and clinical care pathways across the service in this specialist clinical area

To report to and advise on development requirements in this specialist area to Professional Leads, Team Leads, Locality Clinical Manager and/or Head of Service

To be responsible for delegated line management and supervision of staff within the team

To ensure staff have regular access to effective supervision, training and support to enhance their CPD in this area

To advise on development requirements in this specialist area to Professional Leads, Team Leads, Locality Clinical Manager and/or Head of Service

On a day to day basis you will manage a complex /specialist clinical caseload within the School Years Occupational Therapy team in order to support children with a range of needs to participate in occupations of childhood

Working for our organisation

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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