Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Community Paediatrics Occ. Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-12-037
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/06/2025
Employer heading
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
Following significant investment in Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Trust Children’s Occupational Therapy team, we are delighted to advertise 3 full time Band 7 positions. These newly created posts have been established specifically to support Newcastle’s specialist educational provision within 3 schools and within the home. These schools are Sir Charles Parson school, Hadrian school and Thomas Bewick school.
Thomas Bewick School is an all age (3-19 years) specialist school for autistic children and young people. All pupils have an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) diagnosis, and all pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). Our Nursery is an ‘Assessment Nursery’ and all children who access this provision are undergoing an assessment process.
Sir Charles Parson school is a school for young people aged 11- 19 years old who have a range of additional needs including severe and complex learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Hadrian school caters for the needs of children aged 2 to 11 years with a range of additional needs including complex and severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
The successful candidates will join an extensive muti disciplinary team encompassing health, education and social care as well as working closely with the children’s Occupational Therapy team within Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Trust.
- Interview Date Tuesday 03 June 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be responsible for high quality Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for pupil attending specialist school provision within Newcastle. As a senior Occupational Therapist within service, you will be required to have an understanding of postural management and sensory processing and the impact of these on an individual’s ability to access education.
Applicants should be committed to promoting the health and wellbeing of all pupils and their families both at home and school. The role will include supporting school and school staff to meet pupils’ needs through training and development, joint working and contributing to health and education reviews. In addition, the role will encompass supporting parents during school holidays by providing high quality seamless holistic care.
Candidates should be innovative and enthusiastic with good communication skills and a working knowledge of legislation relating to Education Health and Care plans. Experience of working with children in a school setting is preferable.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• 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
• Cramlington Manor Walks
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
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.
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.
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Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
- Knowledge of team dynamics and team building
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration experience incl experience within physical health
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
- Experience in supervising staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with patients with physical disability e.g. stoke, neuro, reduced mobility etc
- Team management experience
QUALIFICATION
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in OT State registered with Health & Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Member of BAOT
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Guyll
- Job title
- Deputy Head Of Service O T
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2821281
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