Advanced Occupational Therapist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Ashington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic MDT and deliver high-quality, person-centred OT care. You will lead on service development, maintain a clinical caseload, and supervise junior staff while engaging in ongoing CPD and professional networking.

The role offers opportunities to influence OT service delivery across a broad geographic area and contribute to innovative patient pathways within trusted hospitals and community

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced Occupational Therapist.
• Experience in leadership or supervision is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise as part of the Multidisciplinary Team in OT input into Assessment and Treatment Services.
• Lead on Occupational Therapy service developments aligned with Trust priorities.
• Hold a clinical caseload and supervise junior and support staff as relevant.
• Provide leadership and clinical education through supervision and day-to-day support.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

CPD

Networking

Job description

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking to broaden your experience and take on a fresh challenge?

Working alongside well-established multidisciplinary teams--including AHPs, nursing, medical and adult social care colleagues --you will have the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills and gain valuable experience in service development. You will continue to deliver high-quality, person-centred Occupational Therapy to a complex, varied client group, making a meaningful difference to patient outcomes.

You will be well supported by experienced colleagues, with access to peer supervision, regular clinical supervision, and ongoing opportunities for CPD and networking supporting you to enhance your knowledge, skills, and confidence.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

To provide clinical expertise as part the Multi-disciplinary Team providing Occupational Therapy input into Assessment and Treatment Services.

To hold a clinical caseload and influence the Occupational Therapy service, delivery and development of the Occupational Therapy service. This includes the supervision of junior and support staff as relevant.

To lead on Occupational Therapy service developments in line with Trust priorities and timescales.

To provide leadership and clinical education for senior, junior and support staff, through supervision and day-to-day support.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jennie Milburn Job title: Operational Services Manager Email address: [e-mail]