Advanced Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Occupational Therapist to join a newly created integrated health and social care service for children and families in Newcastle. The role involves providing high-standard occupational therapy care to complex patients and acting as a clinical lead within the specialty. The service aims to improve support for children needing social care, equipment, and home adaptations, working within legislative frameworks. The post is based at Regent Point and will collaborate closely with wider therapy teams.
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
- 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
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
- 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
- Team management experience
- Degree/Diploma in OT
- State registered with Health Professions Council
- Member of BAOT
- 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
- Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
- Knowledge of team dynamics and team building
- 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
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
- 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
- Team management experience
- Degree/Diploma in OT
- State registered with Health Professions Council
- Member of BAOT
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a children's Occupational Therapist, with an understanding of social care responsibilities, to be part of the development of an integrated health and social care service, supporting the children and families in Newcastle.
This newly created team will consist of three qualified members of staff and one support staff member and will be co-located with the children's community team based at Regent Point. Staffing will include 0.5 wte Band 8a Occupational Therapist: 1.0wte Band 7 Occupational Therapist, 1.0 wte Band 6 Occupational Therapist (rotational) 1.0 wte Band 3 administrator.
The role will be integrated within the Children's Community Occupational Therapy Service, working closely with the wider therapy teams, to create a seamless and transparent experience for anyone referred to the service for equipment and/or adaptations reducing duplication and providing a more holistic approach to Occupational Therapy support.
Newcastle children's Occupational Therapy is a well-established service supporting children and their families/carers across a range of settings including the Great North Children's Hospital, specialist provision schools and mainstream school settings and their home environment.
The service will be hosted by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and have reporting responsibilities to Newcastle city
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