Senior Occupational Therapist IST

Job summary

The Community Learning Disabilities Team on the Isle of Wight are seeking applications from highly motivated individuals to work as a Senior Occupational Therapist within the Intensive Support Team. This a permanent, full-time position.

In this role, you will take overall responsibility for the OT interventions within the post holders personal case load; assess, interpret and act on highly complex information and issues relating to service users condition, diagnosis, prognosis and functional ability, and establish and maintain positive professional relationships with service users, family, and carers

Please contact Rachel Pragnell for more information. We look forward to receiving your applications!

Main duties of the job

*To take overall responsibility for the OT interventions within the post holders personal case load.

*To assess, interpret and act on highly complex information and issues relating to service users condition, diagnosis, prognosis and functional ability.

*Reporting to the B7 Occupational Therapist and accountable to the Team Lead.

*To support the delivery of care across the Learning Disability Team.

*To work as a member of an inter-disciplinary specialist team and maintain positive working relationships within that arena.

*Establish and maintain positive professional relationships with service users, family, and carers.

*Participate in maintaining positive working relationships with voluntary and statutory agencies and use shared process that are developed where this is of benefit to the service user.

*To actively participate in the Clinical Governance agenda.

*To provide supervision.

*To deputise for the B7 Occupational Therapist when necessary.

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: 21 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Based on full time hours
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 348-IOW-12888
• Job locations: Sandown Civic Centre Building, Barrack Block, The Broadway, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9EA, 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).