Occupational Therapist - Band 5/6

NHS Professionals Limited

The closing date is 24 May 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate and experienced in providing Occupational Therapy? Would you like to be part of a highly qualified team providing support for patients within the community? If so, we would like to hear from you today!

The Basingstoke Community Therapy Team is a friendly and supportive team of Community Therapists and Therapy assistants providing a domiciliary rehabilitation service to patients in North Hampshire.

Main duties of the job

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

  • HCPC registration
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Previous experience in Older Person mental Health or Adult working mental health
  • Be able to work unsupervised

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:

  • Relevant Qualifications
  • Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

Who are NHS Professionals?

If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a Bank of highly skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS.

Why NHS Professionals?

We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

  • Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
  • First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
  • Dedicated consultants
  • Flexible working options
  • Free DBS and free training
  • Build holiday allowance
  • Support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime on 03332 407552
  • Stakeholder pension scheme

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

24 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£18.66 an hour Band 6 - £22.99 per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-80206

Job locations

Parklands Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9RH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Clinically, some of your key tasks and main responsibilities will entail the following:

  • To manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, including evaluating referrals for interventions and priorities for treatment.
  • To carry out core assessments and risk assessments for clients newly referred to the team.
  • To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Clinically, some of your key tasks and main responsibilities will entail the following:

  • To manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, including evaluating referrals for interventions and priorities for treatment.
  • To carry out core assessments and risk assessments for clients newly referred to the team.
  • To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registration
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in Older Person mental Health or Adult working mental health
  • Be able to work unsupervised
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registration
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in Older Person mental Health or Adult working mental health
  • Be able to work unsupervised

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Parklands Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9RH


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Parklands Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9RH


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Consultant

Ben Dowling

ben.dowling@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

Date posted

24 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£18.66 an hour Band 6 - £22.99 per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-80206

Job locations

Parklands Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9RH


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