# Occupational Therapist

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Basingstoke
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T12:11:06.501Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Winchester_Basingstoke_Andover/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8029608
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8029608?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are excited to be able to expand our current rotations and as a result, recruit to our Band 5 Occupational Therapy posts at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

There are opportunities to rotate across our Winchester, Andover and Basingstoke sites on a variety of rotations and specialities throughout the patient pathway. These settings include surgery, ED, medicine, cardiology, elderly care, hand therapy, orthopaedics including trauma and elective, and stroke.

A rotation is a great way to begin your career or to continue developing your existing skills at a Band 5 level. You will be supported by experienced clinicians who will teach you the skills you need to deliver excellent patient care and progress your career.

If you have excellent communication skills, are eager to learn and are passionate about providing outstanding patient care, we would love to hear from you.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Claire Brockhurst on \[email protected\].

You will notice that there are jobs listed under Winchester or Basingstoke on the site, please only apply once as applications for either site will be considered for the cross-site rotation.

A successful applicant will be expected to hold a manual driving licence or have access to their own car with business insurance, unless medically exempt. Please comment on this in your supporting information to support with the application process.

### Main duties of the job

Assess and treat a variety of conditions across all rotations whilst working as part of a wider therapy team to promote and develop evidence-based care.

You will be expected to be partake in 7-day working and the in-service training rota as required.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are happy to discuss flexible working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We welcome informal visits to meet the team.

## Job Details

We are excited to be able to expand our current rotations and as a result, recruit to our Band 5 Occupational Therapy posts at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

There are opportunities to rotate across our Winchester, Andover and Basingstoke sites on a variety of rotations and specialities throughout the patient pathway. These settings include surgery, ED, medicine, cardiology, elderly care, hand therapy, orthopaedics including trauma and elective, and stroke.

A rotation is a great way to begin your career or to continue developing your existing skills at a Band 5 level. You will be supported by experienced clinicians who will teach you the skills you need to deliver excellent patient care and progress your career.

If you have excellent communication skills, are eager to learn and are passionate about providing outstanding patient care, we would love to hear from you.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Claire Brockhurst on \[email protected\].

You will notice that there are jobs listed under Winchester or Basingstoke on the site, please only apply once as applications for either site will be considered for the cross-site rotation.

A successful applicant will be expected to hold a manual driving licence or have access to their own car with business insurance, unless medically exempt. Please comment on this in your supporting information to support with the application process.

## Job Description

Assess and treat a variety of conditions across all rotations whilst working as part of a wider therapy team to promote and develop evidence-based care.

You will be expected to be partake in 7-day working and the in-service training rota as required.

## Responsibilities

We are happy to discuss flexible working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We welcome informal visits to meet the team.

## Person Specification

### Qualification

**Essential**

- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration

### Driving Licence

**Essential**

- Full UK Manual Driving Licence

**Desirable**

- Access to own car for work purposes

### Skills / Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience in Inpatient setting
- evidence of good verbal and written communication

**Desirable**

- Previous Band 5 Experience
- Evidence of MDT working
- wide range of previous clinical experience

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