Occupational Therapist - Adult Mental Health
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a registered Occupational Therapist in adult mental health, focusing on improving therapeutic provision. You will provide high-quality OT services, conducting assessments and interventions for patients with complex functional needs across various settings. The position involves facilitating patient journeys through mental health pathways, supporting recovery, and preventing hospital admissions. You will also link with Community Mental Health Multidisciplinary Teams and support the development of evidence-based therapeutic group programmes.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy (OT) service meeting Trust and professional standards.
- Deliver occupational focused assessment, formulations, and interventions for a caseload of patients with complex functional needs.
- Facilitate people's journey through mental health clinical pathways within acute, primary, and secondary care.
- Focus on recovery, supporting discharge, and preventing avoidable hospital admission.
- Link with the Community Mental Health Multidisciplinary Team, attending MDT meetings.
- Be responsible for supporting, developing, and evaluating an evidence-based therapeutic group programme.
Essential criteria
- Degree level or higher in Occupational Therapy.
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration.
Desirable criteria
- Training qualification to teach students on placement or equivalent experience
- Specialist post graduate training in a range of subjects relevant to mental health/acute mental illness/challenging behaviours
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 - Adult Mental Health
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a registered Occupational Therapist who has a drive to improve the therapeutic provision within adult mental health.
In return you will be joining our supportive, friendly, and responsive Allied Health Professional (AHP) team, with an established commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development. We work hard, deliver great results and you will be warmly welcomed to help us deliver the next steps of our strategy.
With our unique seaside city location on the South coast our mental health services have been redesigned to support professional identity, wellbeing and responsiveness, providing services that are wanted and needed.
The model is designed to enable:
- Relational consistency during transitions within mental health services to improve patient experience.
- Access to a varied range of intervention choices including Sensory Awareness groups and the evidence-based Occupation Matters Programme.
- Supporting people with mental health issues to live well in their communities.
Ensuring our services are co-produced with those that use them is essential to our Trust and professional values. We are proud of every member of our established AHP Service, which includes Activity Co-ordinators,
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