Occupational Therapist -band 5-6 development post

Occupational Therapist - Band 5/6 development post

Closing date: 02 August 2026

We are seeking an OT for Basingstoke Community Therapy, a friendly, supportive team of Therapists and Therapy assistants providing domiciliary rehabilitation to patients in North Hampshire. You will develop your expertise treating a range of problems related to elderly care, falls, palliative care, orthopaedic, neurological and respiratory conditions. You will also have opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills within the team.

This post would suit an established B6 therapist or an experienced B5 with an interest in community working and interested in progressing to a band
6. Successful applicants will need to be efficient workers, good communicators and be confident working as an autonomous practitioner. Community experience is desirable. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload whilst working effectively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure an integrated approach to patient care.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving patient experience and clinical outcomes. There are CPD opportunities and you will receive good support and professional development from your colleagues too. It is essential that you possess a current driving licence and have access to a car for work use. There is limited free onsite parking and expenses are paid for work related travel and parking.

Good IT skills are required as electronic patient records are used.

This is a fixed‑term contract for 2 years.

You will be an efficient worker, a good communicator and be confident working as an autonomous practitioner. Working in the community both independently and with colleagues, you will manage your own caseload while working effectively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure an integrated approach to patient care. You will aim to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital or long‑term care, promote functional independence and work with individuals and colleagues towards varied goals.

You will be adept at completing holistic initial assessments, identifying and agreeing goals, delivering therapy intervention that may vary between posture management, upper limb rehab or achieving independence with activities of daily living. You will be able to complete onward referrals, liaise with family, carers and colleagues effectively and maintain accurate contemporaneous records.

As part of your role you will supervise students, engage in in‑service training and have a key link role in the team.

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.

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 we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and…