Occupational Therapist

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke, Andover, Winchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join their team. The role involves assessing and treating patients across various specialties, with opportunities for professional development. Candidates must have a degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration. This position offers a chance to work in a collaborative environment focused on delivering outstanding patient care. Flexible working requests will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat a variety of conditions across all rotations.
• Partake in 7-day working and in-service training as required.

Skills

Experience in an inpatient setting

Evidence of good verbal and written communication

Previous Band 5 experience

Evidence of MDT working

Wide range of previous clinical experience

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registration

Job description

Occupational Therapist – Band 5 (Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

Closing date: 25 November 2025

We are excited to expand our current rotations and recruit to our Band 5 Occupational Therapy posts at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. There are opportunities to rotate across our Winchester, Andover and Basingstoke sites on a variety of rotations and specialities throughout the patient pathway, including surgery, ED, medicine, cardiology, elderly care, hand therapy, orthopaedics (trauma and elective), and stroke.

A rotation is a great way to begin your career or continue developing your existing skills at a Band 5 level. You will be supported by experienced clinicians who will teach you the skills you need to deliver excellent patient care and progress your career.

If you have excellent communication skills, are eager to learn, and are passionate about providing outstanding patient care, we would love to hear from you.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Claire Brockhurst at [e-mail].

You will notice that there are jobs listed under Winchester or Basingstoke on the site; please only apply once as applications for either site will be considered for the cross-site rotation.

A successful applicant will be expected to hold a manual driving licence or have access to their own car with business insurance unless medically exempt; please comment on this in your supporting information.

Main duties of the job

Assess and treat a variety of conditions across all rotations whilst working as part of a wider therapy team to promote and develop evidence-based care.

You will be expected to partake in 7-day working and the in-service training rota as required.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

We have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where all belong and learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei and we are leaders in tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors.

Job responsibilities

• We are happy to discuss flexible working – all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.
• Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
• We welcome informal visits to meet the team.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration

Skills / Knowledge

• Experience in an inpatient setting
• Evidence of good verbal and written communication
• Previous Band 5 experience
• Evidence of MDT working
• Wide range of previous clinical experience

Driving Licence

• Full UK Manual Driving Licence
• Access to own car for work purposes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exception Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary to submit a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.