Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC620999
Salary Range: £39,382 - £43,679 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £11,976 - £13,282 per annum), plus Market Supplement of £2,000 pro-rata, per annum
Work Location: Woodcot Lodge, Gosport
Hours per week:
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 30 June 2025
The Role:
Our Short Term Bedded Services help Hampshire residents with timely discharges and admission avoidance, and provide community options, through strength based and person-centred assessment. As a qualified Occupational Therapist with a current HCPC registration, you’ll provide first-class occupational therapy support to older adults, helping them to get back on their feet and ready to go home.
What you'll do:
1. Conduct initial assessments for new residents and deliver appropriate interventions, enabling you to see first-hand the impact of your support.
2. Establish positive and supportive connections with residents, their families, and carers.
3. Tailor your care planning to meet the unique needs of each resident, ensuring person-centred care.
4. Build a network of internal and external colleagues, and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to share expertise and seek advice, to ensure comprehensive care.
What we're looking for:
5. Newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapists.
6. Communication skills: Clear and effective verbal and written communication with residents, families, and colleagues.
7. Adaptability: Ability to work flexibly and respond to changing needs.
8. Team player: Enjoy working closely with others to provide high-quality care.
9. Problem-solving skills: Handle unexpected situations calmly and effectively.
10. Empathy and compassion: Understand and share the feelings of others to build trust and provide emotional support.
11. Respect and patience: Treat residents with dignity and adapt to their individual needs.
Take a look at our for more information about the Occupational Therapist role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Why join us?
12. Rewarding work: Make a real difference in the lives of our residents and know that you can help improve the quality of life of others and make a lasting impact on the lives of those you care for.
13. Supportive environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.
14. Professional growth: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, you’ll have the chance to enhance your skills and advance your career in the care sector.
15. Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information .
16. Bank holiday and weekend enhancements: This role involves some weekend and bank holidays working, for which enhancements are paid in line with the HCC salary policy.
This role involves some weekend and bank holidays working, for which enhancements are paid in line with the HCC salary policy.
Other roles you may have experience of may include: Rehabilitation Therapist.
Values Based Recruitment:
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
Find out more about in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process.
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.