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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Open

Ref: 317-2025-12-035 Vacancy ID: 7130997

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Accepting applications until: 16-Apr-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 16-Apr-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Freeman Hospital
Tref: 317 01 Freeman Hospital
Cod post: NE7 7DN
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 6)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: 317 Occupational Therapy - Corporate

Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 12/05/2025

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.

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To provide a high standard of occupational therapy care to complex and highly complex patients within a specialist area evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement.
The specialist practitioner is the clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within the area of practice providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care.

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.

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.

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.

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

Meini prawf hanfodol

In-depth clinical knowledge of medical conditions and their effect on occupational performance
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