Senior Occupational Therapist

Senior Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 01 February 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our service, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients in their own homes and community settings.

As a Band 6 OT, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive rehabilitation and therapy interventions, supporting individuals to achieve their goals and maintain independence. You will manage a varied caseload, including complex cases, and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

You'll be joining a friendly, supportive team known for its collaborative spirit and commitment to patient-centred care. We pride ourselves on working closely together, sharing ideas, and celebrating successes. Our team is deeply embedded in the Totton and Waterside community, making a real difference to the lives of local people.

You will work collaboratively with nursing, frailty, and Primary Care colleagues to support complex care needs, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate timely discharges. Your leadership will be instrumental in promoting a culture of continuous improvement, professional development, and compassionate care.

We would also consider applications for a development post for an Occupational Therapist who has gained some experience at Band 5 and is ready to progress to Band
6. This will include a structured progression plan over a 12-month period, subject to meeting agreed competencies.

• To provide specialist therapy skills within the Integrated Community Team working both in the community and 9 bedded inpatient unit.
• To assess and treat own caseload, which may include complex presentations and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.
• To assist senior staff in the education and supervision of junior colleagues, assistants and students.
• To assist senior staff in daily management of the team and provision of therapy service, deputising for the team leader in their absence.
• To assist senior staff in development and maintenance of an efficient and effective therapy service.
• To contribute to the inter-disciplinary working within the Community therapy team and Locality by teaching, learning & practising inter-disciplinary skills & techniques as defined by an agreed competency framework or training scheme.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined‑up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the…