Advanced Occupational Therapist

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust

Newcastle upon Tyne

On-site

GBP 49,000 - 57,000

Full time

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Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Advanced Occupational Therapist to lead and develop the Children's Community OT service in Newcastle. The role supports integrated health and social care, working with the wider therapy teams to deliver holistic, patient‑centred equipment and home adaptation services.

Applicants should have substantial post‑registration OT experience, UK registration, and strong supervisory and communication skills.

Qualifications

Significant post‑registration experience in OT (physical health).
Experience supervising staff and leading teams.
Knowledge of moving and handling legislation and best practice.

Responsibilities

Provide high standard of occupational therapy care to diverse patient groups.
Act as clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within the specialty.
Collaborate with secondary and primary care teams regionally to improve services.

Skills

Organisational skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Critical self‑assessment

Education

OT degree

HCPC registered

BAOT member

Job description

Job summary

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
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

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

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 317-2026-30-025-B
Closing date: 08 November 2026

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

Essential

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

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
Experience in supervising staff

Desirable

Experience of working with patients with physical disability e.g. stoke, neuro, reduced mobility etc
Team management experience

Qualification

Essential

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.

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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