Job summary
- Main area
- West Inpatient Therapy Staff
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS1179
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Inpatient Therapy Staff , Wokingham Hospital
- Town
- Wokingham
- Salary
- £32,602 - £39,686 per annum ( Incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/04/2026
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Job overview
Interview will be held on 6th April 2026
An excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join a high-quality Occupational Therapy service. Our service aims to help adults to continue to live at home, where your role will be to assess and manage a caseload of patients, on an inpatient ward, with varied and complex needs located across West Berkshire.
This is an exciting opportunity to work for an Outstanding CQC rated Trust committed to workplace wellbeing and to making Berkshire Healthcare a great place to work for everyone. This is demonstrated in the latest National Staff Survey results where we achieved the highest engagement score (staff feedback on their motivation, advocacy, and involvement at work) of all Community and Mental Health Trusts.
The ideal candidate will be a registered Occupational Therapist with an interest in the rehabilitation of older adults, have great organisational skills and enjoy team working. Working Pattern and Service Overview. This core hours of this role will be 8am – 4pm. Currently we are not following weekend working patterns, this may change in the future.
Work base: Ascott and Windsor Ward, Wokingham Community Hospital, 41 Barkham Road, Wokingham, RG41 2RE
Main duties of the job
- The post will be part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team within an inpatient setting which will offer assessment and treatment for patients in the west of Berkshire.
- To provide supervision guidance to band 3 and 4 support workers in the therapy team.
- To make recommendations to the wider MDT and to support with education of students.
- To identify service developments, needs, contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of the service and have responsibility for defined projects.
- To be responsible for a complex caseload using an interdisciplinary, patient focused rehabilitative approach with support from the senior therapists.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Degree in Occupational Therapy along with HCPC registration
2. A passion for working in a rehabilitation or intermediate care setting
3. Car driver & possess full driver’s license to be able to drive in the UK.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to email: Rhys Amos at [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the HCPC
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence in training in rehabilitation of older people
- Training in the equipment needs of older people
- Understanding of the models used in Occupational Therapy
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation or intermediate care setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- To work autonomously, plan and organise own workload
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Must be a car driver
- Must have access to a suitable car for work purposes.
- Must be physically able to load/unload equipment in and out of a car boot (following individual and specific risk assessment).
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a 6-day rota if required.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rhys Amos
- Job title
- Inpatient Therapy Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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