Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist - Neuro Rehabilitation

The closing date is 15 March 2026

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about providing patient centred care to people with Neurological conditions? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Neuro Occupational Therapist to work within the Community Neurology Service (CNS), based out of St Mary's Community Health Campus in Portsmouth

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Occupational Therapist who is committed to working as part of a Neuro rehabilitation multi-disciplinary team. This role will be focused on delivering neurological assessment and treatment plans centered around patients' goals to improve independence and quality of life.

The long-term conditions subdivisions of the Community Specialist Division of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS foundation Trust delivered a wide range of clinical services across Portsmouth and Hampshire providing personalise, integrated care that supports health and wellbeing for those patients in our care.

The Community Neuro Service, based at St Marys Community Health Campus Portsmouth offers neurological assessments and treatment plans centred around patients' goals to improve their independence and quality of life and management of their long-term neurological condition.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide specialist, evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments an intervention to a caseload of adult patients to ensure good clinical outcomes.
  • Independently case management, advanced clinical reasoning, and collaborative work within a multidisciplinary community neuro team, aiming to optimise functional independence, safety, and participation in daily occupation taking into consideration fluctuating and long-term neurological conditions.
  • Develop, deliver, and evaluate individualised treatment plans, focusing on meaningful occupations and functional goals and interventions around:
  • Cognitive rehabilitation
  • Upper limb rehabilitation and functional retraining
  • Fatigue and anxiety management
  • Seating, postural management, and pressure care
  • Environmental adaptation and equipment provision
  • Falls prevention and risk management
  • Vocational Rehabilitation and accessing community
  • Specialist equipment provision
  • Complex manual handling management
  • Risk assessments and consideration of safe guarding/mental capacity implications.
  • Participate in delegated management tasks for the team such as providing clinical supervision, recruitment and selection, induction of new starters, management of resources etc, ensuring good working practices for staff, efficiency and cost effectiveness. Implement Trust and service policies and proposed changes.

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

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-CSS-10575

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD


Job description

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.

Job description

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study or employment experience
  • Professional UK registration e.g. HCPC
  • Post registration or specialist training relevant to service
  • Able to demonstrate a good command of the English Language both written and verbal
  • Evidence or portfolio of post graduate continued development

Desirable

  • Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership or relevant equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)
  • Postgraduate experience working in neurology, stroke, community rehab, or similar complex clinical settings
  • Experienced in assessment and developing patient care/therapy plans
  • Experience in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients
  • Experience of staff supervision and mentorship
  • Adhere to current statutory requirements, standards and regulations
  • Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study or employment experience
  • Professional UK registration e.g. HCPC
  • Post registration or specialist training relevant to service
  • Able to demonstrate a good command of the English Language both written and verbal
  • Evidence or portfolio of post graduate continued development

Desirable

  • Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership or relevant equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)
  • Postgraduate experience working in neurology, stroke, community rehab, or similar complex clinical settings
  • Experienced in assessment and developing patient care/therapy plans
  • Experience in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients
  • Experience of staff supervision and mentorship
  • Adhere to current statutory requirements, standards and regulations
  • Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Sarah Warrener

sarah.warrener@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-CSS-10575

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD


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