Advanced Occupational Therapist

Newcastle Hospitals; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Advanced Occupational Therapist. The role is embedded within the Children’s Community OT Service, linking with hospital and community teams to deliver social care supported equipment and home adaptations.

A 0.5 wte Band 8a, 1.0 wte Band 7 and 1.0 wte Band 6 OT posts form a rotational team, with a 3‑person admin support. Based in Newcastle, the post reports to social care partners and the Trust, working to provide

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of OT processes in acute settings.
• Strong understanding of health and social care policy.
• Experience in moving and handling legislation and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard occupational therapy care to non-complex, complex and highly complex patients.
• Act as clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within the specialty.
• Collaborate with secondary and primary care teams regionally.

Skills

Organisation

Time management

Supervisory

Team working

Written and verbal communication

Reflective practice

Education

OT degree

HCPC registration

BAOT member

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 08 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a children's Occupational Therapist, with an understanding of social care responsibilities, to be part of the development of an integrated health and social care service, supporting the children and families in Newcastle.

This newly created team will consist of three qualified members of staff and one support staff member and will be co-located with the children's community team based at Regent Point. Staffing will include 0.5 wte Band 8a Occupational Therapist: 1.0wte Band 7 Occupational Therapist, 1.0 wte Band 6 Occupational Therapist (rotational) 1.0 wte Band 3 administrator.

The role will be integrated within the Children's Community Occupational Therapy Service, working closely with the wider therapy teams, to create a seamless and transparent experience for anyone referred to the service for equipment and/or adaptations reducing duplication and providing a more holistic approach to Occupational Therapy support.

Newcastle children's Occupational Therapy is a well-established service supporting children and their families/carers across a range of settings including the Great North Children's Hospital, specialist provision schools and mainstream school settings and their home environment.

The service will be hosted by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and have reporting responsibilities to Newcastle city council and social care services.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this newly created team is to improve and enhance the services for children and families needing social care support, equipment, home adaptations across Newcastle. The service will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient focused support within the legislative frameworks of the Care act, Children and families act 2014, Children's act 1989 and the Chronically Sick and Disabled Person's act 1970.

• Interview Date 25 November 2026

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
• 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

To provide a high standard of occupational therapy care to non-complex, complex and highly complex patients within specialty evidencing high-level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement.

The as Advanced OT will be a highly specialist practitioner and is the clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within specialty providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care across the region.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

• In-depth clinical knowledge of medical/neurological, conditions and their effect on occupational performance (master's level equivalent)
• 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
• Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
• Knowledge of team dynamics and team building

SKILLS

• 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

EXPERIENCE

• Significant post-registration experience incl experience within physical health Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
• Experience in supervising staff
• Experience of working with patients with physical disability e.g. stoke, neuro, reduced mobility etc

QUALIFICATION

• Degree/Diploma in OT
• State registered with Health Professions Council
• Member of BAOT

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.

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