Occupational Therapist - Learning Disability Service

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 25 January 2026

There is a rare and exciting vacancy for a part-time (33.75 hours) Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to join the Community Learning Disability Team within North and West Hampshire. We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the established OT Team who will work alongside a dynamic and friendly multidisciplinary team providing health services to adults with a learning disability.

It is also possible to offer this role as full-time hours to an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist (min 3 years experience). Please state in your application whether you are interested for the role at Band 6 part-time or Band 5 full-time.

We are looking for someone familiar with MDT working and with experience of working with people with learning disabilities. They must have the ability to learn and develop skills within this varied and interesting role. It cuore to be a good communicator, highly motivated, reliable and able to work flexibly.

We can offer:

• Professional development through in-service training, external courses and access to supportive and extensive library services.
• A well‑developed appraisal and supervision structure with access to personal training budget.
• The opportunity to develop and engage in close working relationships with other professionals within the MDT and other partner agencies.
• Interesting and varied caseload and opportunity to practice OT in a holistic way.

You will need to be a British driving licence holder with use of your own car and business insurance as you will be working in the community, visiting clients in their homes and day services.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further or arrange an informal visit, please call us. Please contact Tara Reffel (Lead Occupational Therapist) or Jodie Tulk (Team Manager) on 02382 313999 or email us on

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 silky the 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 people’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 atTwo 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 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 grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust’s Recruitment team – detailed in the advert.

The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

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