Occupational Therapist

Wight Healthcare; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Wight Healthcare seeks an Occupational Therapist to join the inpatient Mental Health service at Parklands Hospital, Basingstoke. The role emphasizes holistic, patient-centred care within a multi‑AHP, collaborative team and focuses on recovery‑oriented planning.

You will perform occupational assessments and provide group and individual work to support service users in their recovery, contributing to compassionate, high‑quality care and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Complete occupational assessments
• Group and individual sessions to support service users in their recovery

Job description

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to help us deliver a holistic and patient centred care for our inpatient Mental Health service. This is an exceptional opportunity to work in a multi AHP environment within an established, collaborative and supportive team.

Parklands Hospital is a recovery focused in-patient adult mental health unit and older person mental health unit situated in Basingstoke. It has 82 beds including: Acute, Ministry of Defence and Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) facilities.

You will be working as part of a supportive and committed Allied Health Team and will have opportunity to access Preceptorship programme within the trust. You will also complete occupational assessments, group and individual work required to support service users in their recovery.

Are you committed to putting meaningful occupation at the heart of engaging with patients and their support network? If so, we would love to hear from you. We believe our staff are our most valuable asset; and excellent, well trained and motivated staff will help us deliver this transformation, creating a culture of compassion, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Further details are set out in the Job Description. For additional information, please contact Joan Co (Inpatient AHP Lead) to talk things through or head over for a visit.