Occupational Therapy Practitioner: Learning Disabilities
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
We are delighted to offer a rare and exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Community Learning Disability Team in North and West Hampshire.
You will be part of a well-established Occupational Therapy team working within a dynamic, supportive, multidisciplinary team (MDT), delivering high-quality person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities in community settings.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Occupational Therapist looking to develop their skills in a varied and rewarding role.
Location - North & West Hampshire
Base - Cromwell House, Winchester and Tatchbury Mount, Calmore.
Essential - Car driver and use of a car for work purposes
Main duties of the job
As an Occupational Therapist, you will:
*Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support adults with learning disabilities.
*Carry out holistic assessments and interventions in community settings, including service users' homes and day services.
*Support individuals to develop and maintain independence and meaningful participation in daily activities.
*Mitigate the impact of learning disability and health needs on the service user's quality of life.
*Contribute to care planning and risk assessment processes.
*Work in partnership with carers, families, and external agencies.
*Maintain accurate clinical records and documentation.
*Participate in supervision, training, and ongoing professional development.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
- Date posted: 01 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Pro rata for part time hours
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 348-MNH-11425
- Job locations: Cromwell House, 15 Andover Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7BT, United Kingdom, Tatchbury Mount, Calmore, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 2RZ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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This advert is for Occupational Therapy Practitioner: Learning Disabilities with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Jun 2026.
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