Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
Join the AHP Mental Health Inpatient Service at Parklands Hospital, Basingstoke, as an Occupational Therapist. This fixed-term role involves delivering person-centred, occupation-focused care within a multidisciplinary team, supporting individuals on their recovery journey through therapeutic interventions, assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning. It's suitable for newly qualified OTs, Band 5 OTs seeking progression, or clinicians exploring mental health. The role offers opportunities for service development and specialist skill acquisition in a supportive environment.
Key responsibilities
- To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits.
- To carry out core assessments and risk assessments for clients newly screened to the team.
- To work with service users to identify Occupational Therapy goals as part of the overall care plan, using specialist mental health and Occupational Therapy assessment tools.
- To manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, including evaluating screened patients for interventions and priorities for treatment.
- To plan and implement person centred individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the service user, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
- To actively participate in discharge planning, supporting carers and service users to successfully transition home.
Essential criteria
- Qualified Occupational Therapist
- HCPC registration
- Experience working with people living with Acute and Organic Mental Health conditions both working age and older person
- Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management
- Computer literate including emails and spreadsheets
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of supervision
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Broad range of clinical skills relevant to both physical and mental health needs of patient.
- Ability to advocate for patient issues
- Demonstrates organisational skills:
- including the ability to make decisions and to prioritise.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
Join our AHP Mental Health Inpatient Service at Parklands Hospital, Basingstoke, and develop your career within a supportive and established OT team.
This fixed-term opportunity is ideal for newly qualified Occupational Therapists looking to gain valuable experience, Band 5 OTs seeking progression, or clinicians interested in exploring a new specialty within mental health. We welcome applications from OTs of all backgrounds who are passionate about delivering person-centred, occupation-focused care.
Parklands Hospital is a recovery-focused inpatient service covering Acute, Ministry of Defence, Older Persons Mental Health, and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) services. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, supporting individuals on their recovery journey through meaningful therapeutic interventions, assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning.
The role offers opportunities to contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the support of students and colleagues. You will be encouraged to develop specialist skills in mental health practice while receiving guidance from an experienced and supportive team.
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