Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trustwide Town 317 Trustwide Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 12/11/2025
Advanced Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to work within the new specialist Intestinal Failure service at Freeman Hospital.
Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated OT who is looking for a new challenge? The successful candidate will be integral in setting up a high quality, coordinated rehabilitation service to this complex patient group?
You will work alongside our Physiotherapy and Dietetic colleagues to provide a holistic, patient centred rehabilitation programme.
* You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job
You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a sound knowledge of the role of OT with in the acute setting also being committed to robust evaluation of the service.
You will be expected to carry out complex assessments and formulate smart rehab goals in conjunction with other members of the MDT. You will gain a sound understanding of the complexities of this patient group and the challenges to discharge planning.
You will be a senior member of the OT surgery team within the Trust and will be expected to provide support and supervision to other members of the team including students on placement.
Working for our organisation
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.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts daily, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* 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’.
Detailed job description and main 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.
* 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
* In‑depth knowledge of health and social care policy, risk assessment and management
* 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
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
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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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