Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy Practitioner

Are you a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career?

Want to be part of a service that helps make real life changes to the lives of people with complex difficulties and presentations?

Then this may be the role for you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to be part of the team for our innovative service provided jointly between NHS England and His Majestys Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in Hampshire.

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Multi-Agency Personality Service (HMAPS) is a jointly commissioned Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway and Intensive Interventions and Risk Management Service (IIRMS). This is a psychologically led and informed specialised service. You will be providing OT expertise to the multidisciplinary team and direct therapeutic input to our service users. The post holder will be responsible for continuing to develop the service in line with the OPD service specifications for high-risk service user offenders with personality difficulties.

Main duties of the job

The service provides consultation, psychologically informed case management, and intervention to individuals presenting with complex difficulties and high risk of harm to others/offending, through the IIRMS service. Intervention aims to expedite the care pathway of offenders in hospital settings and prisons and to support offenders living in the community. The aim is to ensure that intervention and management is psychologically informed through both training and supervision.

The role is varied and includes clinical work across both service lines (Pathway, and IIRMS) and may include managerial responsibility within the team.

The service is based in Ravenswood House, Fareham, but the work is delivered in the community in a range of NHS and non-NHS (e.g. Probation offices) premises across Hampshire.

There is a strong commitment to professional development, with further training opportunities, and an understanding that regular clinical supervision is key for all team members.

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.