Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites a committed Occupational Therapist to join our Paediatric OT Team in North Tyneside. The post involves working with children in mainstream and specialist settings, delivering assessments, treatments and group sessions, and collaborating with health, education and social care colleagues.

The role offers varied opportunities to develop skills within a supportive team, with a focus on compassionate leadership and high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• State registration with HCPC.
• Postgraduate training relevant to the specialist area.
• Practice placement qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive service in the specialised paediatric area.
• Lead on advancing the specialty service and clinical programmes.
• Assess, diagnose and manage highly complex paediatric cases.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for care planning.
• Supervise and support junior staff and students as required.
• Participate in service development, audits and policy reviews.

Skills

HCPC registered

Postgraduate training

Audit experience

Mentoring

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites a committed Occupational Therapist to join our Paediatric OT Team in North Tyneside. The post involves working with children in mainstream and specialist settings, delivering assessments, treatments and group sessions, and collaborating with health, education and social care colleagues.

The role offers varied opportunities to develop skills within a supportive team, with a focus on compassionate leadership and high-quality patient care.