Occupational Therapist

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Full Time Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join their team. The role involves providing therapeutic care for individuals in an intensive day service focused on eating disorders, supporting patients through their recovery pathways while working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Successful candidates will hold a recognized degree and be registered with HCPC.

Benefits

Access to in-house training and CPD opportunities

Support and supervision from senior staff

Qualifications

• Awareness of HCPC and RCOT standards.
• Experience working with service users and carers in intervention plans.
• Previous experience in a mental health setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy to patients.
• Manage ongoing assessment and intervention.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver care.

Skills

Develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers

Evidence-based therapeutic interventions

Effective communication skills

Time and caseload management

Supervisory skills

Education

Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification

Registered with HCPC

Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Job description

Overview

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust – Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 09 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time, Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy Team with the Richardson Eating Disorders Service. The Intensive Day Service is a specialist service based at Benfield House, Walkergate Park Hospital, providing comprehensive assessment and treatment for eating disorders. The service is for men and women aged 18 and over living in the northern and southern part of the North East of England.

The post involves supporting individuals through their recovery pathway. The Intensive Day Service also offer intensive home based treatments, working in individuals home environments and local communities. This job will involve occupational assessment, intervention and evaluation; using a range of therapeutic modalities including 1:1 and groups.

The band 5 post will support the Band 6 Occupational Therapist in developing the service and identifying new and innovative opportunities for staff and clients.

You will need to be adaptable, resourceful and resilient. Regular support and supervision will be provided by the Band 6 Occupational Therapist and you will have access to in house skills based training and CPD opportunities.

This is a great opportunity for an existing band 5 looking to broaden their experience, or a newly qualified Occupational Therapist.

Main duties of the job

To provide occupational therapy service to patients who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, as well as a range of mental health conditions, under the supervision of the Specialist Occupational Therapist. To manage and provide ongoing assessment and intervention for service users. To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in intervention planning where appropriate. To develop and deliver evidenced based Occupational Therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers where appropriate. The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence. To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity. To provide clinical supervision to staff members as delegated. To incorporate a client centred philosophy into clinical practice and client centred collaborative care.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
• Registered with HCPC
• Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Knowledge and Experience

• Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
• Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
• Multi-disciplinary team work
• Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions
• Previous experience of working in a mental health setting
• Experience of involving service users / carers in evaluation / planning and monitoring of services
• Previous experience of working in community setting

Skills and Competencies

• Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers
• To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
• Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users
• Demonstrate effective written and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team
• Effective time and caseload management skills
• Ability to adapt within a changing environment
• Ability to use IT system
• Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
• Supervisory skills
• Training and presentation skills
• Commitment to using research skills in practice
• Audit and evaluation

Role/Team specific requirements

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Personal Characteristics

• Innovative and creative
• Flexible and adaptive
• A commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma

Additional Requirements

• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust