About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a newly established Community Rehabilitation Team (CRT) within the Mid and North Hampshire Division.
This is an exciting opportunity to help deliver a new, community-based rehabilitation model, supporting adults with complex mental health needs to develop independence, improve daily living skills and sustain recovery in the least restrictive environment.
You will play a central role in delivering functional, recovery-focused interventions, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to support individuals to live safely and meaningfully in the community. You will work closely with the CMHT providing assessment and intervention.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for individuals with complex mental health needsDevelop and implement goal-based rehabilitation plans, focusing on daily living skills, routines and independenceProvide practical, skills-based interventions (e.g. self-care, meal preparation, budgeting, use of community resources)Contribute to risk assessment and therapeutic risk-taking within MDT decision-making, supporting the CMHTDevelop and facilitate group programmes to support recovery and social inclusionSupport service users to access education, employment and meaningful activityWork collaboratively with health, social care, housing and voluntary sector partnersSupervise Occupational Therapy assistant and other Occupational therapistsKey skills required:
Strong clinical reasoning and assessment skillsAbility to deliver functional rehabilitation interventions in the communitySkills in engagement, motivation and therapeutic communicationAbility to work autonomously and within an MDTKnowledge of risk assessment and recovery-based practice
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
Job description Job responsibilities
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 inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
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 Essential
Degree or Diploma in Occupational TherapyHCPC registration
Desirable
Membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Parklands House
London Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 4AP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)