Specialist Occupational Therapist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Sandown; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join their multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Service on the Isle of Wight. This dynamic role involves managing a defined caseload and providing high-quality rehabilitation services. Candidates should have a degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC. The position offers opportunities for leadership and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Relocation package may be available

Qualifications

• Experience in multidisciplinary rehabilitation settings.
• Ability to manage a caseload effectively.
• Experience in supervising junior staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload using evidence-based principles.
• Provide leadership and development of Occupational Therapy services.
• Supervise Occupational Therapy students during practice placements.

Skills

Leadership skills

Patient-centered care

Evidence-based practice

Flexible working

Education

Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy

Current State registration with HCPC

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 12 October 2025

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to work as part of a dynamic Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Service, on the beautiful Isle of Wight, situated a few miles off the English South Coast?

Are you committed to the Occupational Therapy profession and keen to provide a high quality MDT Rehabilitation service to your clients? Are you able to motivate and lead your fellow professionals?

If your answer to these questions is yes, you could be one of the people we are looking for to join us on the Isle of Wight.

This role requires a flexible and innovative Occupational Therapist to work within a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team rotating between three Localities. You will be asked to support the development of staff and support a step by step implementation of 7 day Rehab Service to allow greater accessibility to rehabilitation for the island population.

You will help increase function and promote independence through a range of therapeutic interventions in a variety of settings, The Island Rehab Service pathway incorporates specialist, input within a patients home as well as in Community Rehab Beds and Outpatient clinic settings.

Relocation package may be available for the right candidate - this will be discussed at interview

Main duties of the job

• To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To provide and develop an Occupational Therapy service to this specific area and contribute to related policies.
• To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal within a designated area/team as delegated by the Team Lead.
• To contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy Service by completing clinical audits, service improvements and undertake research.
• You will demonstrate high level of knowledge, skill and expertise relating to functional ability, psychological and emotional impact medical conditions for patients carers/families /professionals. Cascading this knowledge appropriately through education and training with the Occupational Therapy service.
• The service is provided in a variety of community settings, and you will be required to work across different specialist areas such as neurological care, surgical care, medical care and orthopaedics.
• To work flexibly to support the service across 7 days a week.
• To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placement.

About us

Our Trust is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current State registration with HCPC

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Barracks

The Barracks and Civic Centre Offices, Broadway