Bank Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
This Bank Occupational Therapist role offers rotational posts across Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites in Winchester, Basingstoke, and Andover. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing early acute inpatient rehabilitation, assessing patient needs, and planning discharges. The role involves working across various clinical areas, including emergency, medicine, surgery, and stroke. You will receive supervision and have opportunities to lead service improvement projects and supervise junior staff.
Key responsibilities
- Provide early acute inpatient rehabilitation.
- Assess patients' current needs and ongoing acute therapy interventions.
- Inform appropriate discharge planning from the hospital setting.
- Work as part of the acute therapy team within a multidisciplinary team.
- Participate in a 7-day service, including bank holidays and weekends.
Essential criteria
- Occupational Therapy Qualification
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of experience within an inpatient setting
- Evidence of undertaking safe practice
- Demonstrate effective management of own workload and autonomous practice
- IT skills
- Effective written communicaiton skills
- Effective verbal communication skills
- Full UK manual driving licence
Desirable criteria
- RCOT Membership
- Assist in audit/ research projects
- Supervising and supporting more junior staff
- Demonstrates presentation skills
- Access to own vehicle with business insurance
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Job summary
Want to progress in your career whilst still building on your experience in a range of clinical areas? Looking to develop your managerial skills in a positive and supportive team? We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join us as Bank Occupational Therapists across Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We are excited to be able to expand our current rotations and as a result, recruit to our Bank Occupational Therapist posts across Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust \[HHFT\]. This is a 9 monthly rotational post, with a diverse range of clinical areas to work within.
There are opportunities to rotate across our Winchester (RHCH), Basingstoke (BNHH) and Andover (AWMH) sites on a variety of rotations and specialities throughout the patient pathway. These settings include:
- Front door (Emergency Department & Acute Assessment Unit) - RHCH & BNHH
- Medicine - RHCH & BNHH
- Coronary Care, Oncology & Gynaecology - BNHH
- Surgery - RHCH & BNHH
- Long Term Conditions and Elderly Care - RHCH & BNHH
- Inpatient rehabilitation - Kingfisher ward, AWMH
- NEW Therapy Supported Discharge outreach team - RHCH
- Stroke
- Orthopaedic
If you have excellent communication skills, are passionate about providing outstanding patient care, have experience within the acute setting and are looking to further your career in a supportive and friendly environmen
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