Senior Occupational Therapist Ist

Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Sandown; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Intensive Support Team on the Isle of Wight. This permanent, full-time post leads OT interventions across the personal caseload and requires handling highly complex information with sensitivity and professional integrity.

You will work within an interdisciplinary team, supervise colleagues and contribute to governance and service development, located at Sandown with modern NHS

Formación

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration and a relevant degree.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and sensory integration knowledge.
• Post-registration specialist training related to learning disabilities is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Take overall responsibility for OT interventions within the personal caseload.
• Assess, interpret and act on highly complex information about diagnosis and functional ability.
• Report to the B7 Occupational Therapist and be accountable to the Team Lead.
• Support delivery of care across the Learning Disability Team.
• Work as part of an inter-disciplinary specialist team and maintain positive relationships.
• Establish professional relationships with service users, family and carers.
• Collaborate with voluntary and statutory agencies for the service user’s benefit.
• Participate in Clinical Governance activities.
• Provide supervision and deputise for the B7 OT when needed.

Conocimientos

MDT working

Experience with challenging cases

Standardised assessments PAL/VQ/MOHOST

Supervision of students

Supervising staff

Educación

Diploma or BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Practice placement qualification

CPD and ongoing learning via short courses

Sensory integration training

Post-registration specialist training

Descripción del empleo

Job summary

The Community Learning Disabilities Team on the Isle of Wight are seeking applications from highly motivated individuals to work as a Senior Occupational Therapist within the Intensive Support Team. This a permanent, full-time position. In this role, you will take overall responsibility for the OT interventions within the post holders personal case load; assess, interpret and act on highly complex information and issues relating to service users condition, diagnosis, prognosis and functional ability, and establish and maintain positive professional relationships with service users, family, and carers.

Main duties of the job

• To take overall responsibility for the OT interventions within the post holders personal case load.
• To assess, interpret and act on highly complex information and issues relating to service users condition, diagnosis, prognosis and functional ability.
• Reporting to the B7 Occupational Therapist and accountable to the Team Lead.
• To support the delivery of care across the Learning Disability Team.
• To work as a member of an inter-disciplinary specialist team and maintain positive working relationships within that arena.
• Establish and maintain positive professional relationships with service users, family, and carers.
• Participate in maintaining positive working relationships with voluntary and statutory agencies and use shared process that are developed where this is of benefit to the service user.
• To actively participate in the Clinical Governance agenda.
• To provide supervision.
• To deputise for the B7 Occupational Therapist when necessary.

About us

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

Details

Date posted: 21 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Based on full time hours

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 348-IOW-12888

Job locations: Sandown Civic Centre Building, Barrack Block, The Broadway, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9EA, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma or BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy. Registration with the health professional council. Practice placement qualification. Evidence of CPD and ongoing learning through short courses, sensory integration.
• Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality

Desirable

• Masters level accredited courses
• Sensory integration training
• PRPP training

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with people with learning disabilities
• Experienced of MDT working
• Experience of working with people who challenge
• Experience of using standardised assessment such as PAL, VQ, MOHOST

Desirable

• Experience of supervising students
• Experience of supervising staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/

Contact

Contact: Hiring Manager Rachel Pragnell, [e-mail], 01983534243

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equal opportunities; if you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application, please contact the Trust's Recruitment team.