Band 6 Occupational Therapist- Community Learning Disabilities

2 weeks ago


Essex, United Kingdom Isle of Wight NHS Trust Full time

We are recruiting for a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist (Acute Inpatient) who wishes to join us. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.


This exciting role is a fantastic opportunity to develop Specialist Occupational Therapy skills both within the in-patient setting and as services look to the future with supporting the Discharge to Assess (D2A) model of working across the Island within our Integrated Health & Social Care Occupational Therapy Department. Current clean, full driving license


Drive to contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy Service


Demonstrated high-level written and oral (including telephone) communication skills


Knowledge and understanding of the application of quality care and evidence based practice to Occupational Therapy


This post will be supported through leadership of a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist & Clinical Team Lead and the wider Integrated Occupational Therapy Service. We provide an excellent clinical supervision programme, active continuing professional development forum, service development working parties and actively support student placements from Southampton University.


The Occupational Therapy service on the Isle of Wight is a large team of motivated driven practitioners who strive for best practice standards. Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight healthcare services are evolving and transforming to meet the continuing care needs of our population. Now is a very exciting time to join Isle of Wight NHS Trust as we enter this period of change.


This year Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have strengthened our partnership and formed a group giving us an opportunity to work together to be innovative in improving patient care and outcomes as well as improving the experience and opportunities for our people across the two organisations.


We have also been working with other local NHS Trusts across our region to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - to be formed by April 2024.


People employed in our community, mental health and learning disability services by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) on 1 May 2024.


Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
Documented evidence of Continuing professional development
Demonstrated broad knowledge and application of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
Demonstrated application of the Occupational Therapy process with defined client groups
Demonstrate current clean driving licence, access to a car with business insurance

Demonstrated ability to complete Occupational Therapy interventions to provide Neurological interventions appropriate to the inpatient setting


Demonstrated ability to perform role in a flexible manner
Demonstrated ability to supervise junior staff and students

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