Specialist Occupational Therapist
- NHS
- Full Time
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 39959.00 - 48117.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We're looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a forward-thinking environment where you can make a real difference to people's lives.
Working as part of a newly established multi-disciplinary, Integrated Mobile Therapy Team (IMTT), you will be working with people who are living in short term placements in any of our 46 residential and nursing homes, to oversee the delivery of proactive short term rehabilitation support with the aim of helping people return home as soon as possible.
We recognize people leaving hospital or unwell at home can have illness acuity and complexity that requires robust interdisciplinary support. We know that without rehabilitative support, a proportion of those people who, because they lose confidence, skills and functional ability, may not be able to return or remain at home.
- Interview Date Wednesday 02 September 2026
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
You'll work autonomously and as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, which includes occupational therapists, physiotherapists and physical activity officers.
Your role will include carrying out comprehensive assessments within the care setting and developing individual rehabilitation plans for the client. Working closely with the activity officers to implement the rehabilitation programme
You will be required to assess the possibility for the client to return to their permanent place of residence and provide facilitated discharges from the care setting.
You will be responsible for providing equipment within their own homes or providing advice on suitable equipment required in the care setting should the client be unable to return home. You will also be responsible for providing minor adaptations within the property and leasing with the Local Authority team regarding major adaptations.
You will ensure that you work within the OT professional standards within all areas of your work including appropriate note keeping, communication with other professions and organisations.
You will be working collaboratively with the social services. The IMTT will be managed by the OT Manager at the ASCP Front of House MDT, but all professional support, training, CPD and supervision will be provided by the Community Resource and Rehabilitation Team staff.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job responsibilities
Our team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Physical Activity Officers will deliver a multi-disciplined, responsive service, focused on Home First principles that helps people regain skills and confidence so that they can return home, as we move towards an enhanced neighbourhood health model.
This front facing position offers the opportunity to make a real impact at the first point of contact, supporting strengths-based approaches and ensuring timely, appropriate care pathways for adults across a wide range of presentations, including falls, frailty, long-term conditions and hospital discharges.
- To provide a high standard of occupational therapy assessment, intervention, treatment and discharge planning to complex and highly complex patients within specialist area evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement.
- To provide day to day supervision of junior and support staff and students working in the specialist area.
- The specialist practitioner is clinically in charge for the Occupational Therapy Service within the area of practice providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- In-depth clinical knowledge of medical conditions and their effect on occupational performance
- Highly developed understanding of OT process within acute setting
- In-depth knowledge of health and social care policy, risk assessment and management
- Extensive knowledge of a range of disability equipment
- Extensive knowledge of eligibility criteria and procedures/policies relevant to disability equipment, minor housing adaptations
- Highly specialist knowledge of moving and handling legislation and knowledge of current moving and handling best practice and associated equipment
- Excellent understanding of professional ethics and their application into practice
- Good knowledge of clinical governance
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
- Knowledge of team dynamics and team building
SKILLS
Essential
- Good organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills
- Supervisory, team management skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Commitment to personal and service development
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Desirable
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience incl experience within physical health
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with physical disability eg reduced mobility
- Team management
- Experience in supervising staff
QUALIFICATION
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in OT
- State registered with Health & Care Professions Council
- Member of BAOT
- Post graduate experience
- Current UK driving licence
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
317 Trustwide
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
