Senior Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist - In-reach

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking to develop your skills within a supportive and dynamic community therapy team? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Therapist to join our service, delivering high-quality, person-centred rehabilitation with a focus on supporting the transition from hospital to community.

As a Band 6 Therapist, you will work within the community team with a specific in-reach focus at University Hospitals Southampton. The role will involve assessing patients in hospital to support discharge planning, as well as following identified patients into the community to deliver ongoing rehabilitation. This includes providing intensive support to facilitate discharge home in line with the Home First model.

You will work alongside community therapy colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team and to provide comprehensive rehabilitation and therapy interventions

You will manage a varied caseload, including complex cases, and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

You'll be joining a friendly, supportive team known for its collaborative spirit and commitment to patient-centred care. Our teams are embedded within their local communities, making a real difference to the lives of local people.

The role will be based within the local community, supporting patients in their own homes and community settings across the New Forest and Eastleigh areas.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist therapy skills within the Integrated Community Team working both in the community and 9 bedded inpatient unit.To assess and treat own caseload, which may include complex presentations and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.To assist senior staff in the education and supervision of junior colleagues, assistants and students.To assist senior staff in daily management of the team and provision of therapy service, deputising for the team leader in their absence.To assist senior staff in development and maintenance of an efficient and effective therapy service.To contribute to the inter-disciplinary working within the Community therapy team and Locality by teaching, learning & practicing inter-disciplinary skills & techniques as defined by an agreed competency framework or training scheme.

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 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Based on Full Time hours
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 348-SSW-11554
• Job locations: University Hospital Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, 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.