Employer Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Monkton Hall Town South Tyneside Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2025 23:59
Advanced Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
* Cultural diversity staff network
* Disabled staff network
* LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
* Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Network
* Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
* Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay
Job overview
We are currently in the process of expanding and developing our existing mental health services for children and young people (CYP), adult and older adults which includes this exciting development working within South Tyneside primary care services as part of the Lifespan Model.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 x Occupational Therapist. The post will sit within South Community CBU and work into South Tyneside Primary Care. We are looking for experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapists with a diverse range of skills and experience including Neurodiversity for one of the posts to work across the Lifespan Model, including children and young people.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop Occupational Therapy across the South Tyneside Primary Care to embed innovative and creative evidence-based practice that will provide safe effective, high quality care for our service users and their families
This is a very exciting, diverse, and autonomous role, as such it will be vital to have positive working relationships with the primary and secondary care team, as well as third sector organisations.
Main duties of the job
We require a highly motivated, skilled Occupational Therapist with the ability to work autonomously but also be part of a leadership team, and with a commitment to their own personal and professional development.
The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a good working knowledge of theories, models and approaches relevant to this clinical setting, as well as a good understanding of a range of clinical conditions related to adult/older adult mental health and children and young people. You will also be expected to work as part of a wider leadership team and support service development across the pathways.
The successful candidates will have excellent interpersonal communication skills and be committed to delivering excellent patient care. We are committed to providing both management and clinical supervision and will support with continuous professional development.
The introduction of Occupational Therapist's is relatively new within this locality as part of the Lifespan Model, as such it will give the post holder an excellent opportunity to shape, influence, and develop the services in primary care moving forward, while being supported by the clinical team.
Working for our organisation
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.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
* Recognised Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent.
* HCPC registered
* Evidence of specialist short courses and other relevant CPD to masters level equivalence
* Registered member of College of Occupational Therapists
Knowledge and Experience
* Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
* Proven track record of post reg clinical experience relevent to the post
* Experience of working within an MDT
* Awareness of equal opportunities legislation and policies
* Experience of collaborative working across agencies and prof disciplines
* Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required
* Undertaking appraisals
* Experience of providing clinical supervision and support to clinical staff
* Knowledge of health and safety requirements of the team
* Experience of teaching/training
* Understanding of difficult to manage/challenging behaviours
Skills and Competencies
* Proven ability to carry out and provide comprehensive assessment of individuals with complex needs
* Risk ax and risk management / safety planning skills
* Demonstrate an understanding of effective and appropriate treatment options including a range of evidence based clinical approaches
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Evidence of high level professional organisational and leadership skills
* Ability to work under pressure
* Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management
* Ability to work effectively with other professionals using a multi agency approach
* Ability to work autonomously and within a team
* Excellent time and case management skills
* Ability to adapt within changing environment
* Proven track record of acting as an effective advocate for service users and their carers
* Evidence of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous record keeping.
* Ability to use IT and electronic recording.
* Expert clinical supervision skills
* Change management
* evidence of conducting and evaluating clinical audit
Personal Characteristics
* Open and non-judgemental, anti-discriminatory approach to clinical, managerial and leadership roles
* Friendly, outgoing, approachable, confident manner
* Innovative and creative
* Flexible and adaptive
* Ability to work under pressure
Additional
* Ability to meet the mobility and geographical requirements of the post
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us, information from our Chief Executive and much more.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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