Specialist Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
HiveMind found a sponsorship-friendly statement in the source advert welcoming applicants who require a visa. Always confirm on the source before applying.
“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
The Steps to Health service in Sunderland is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join their multi-disciplinary team. This role involves assessing, designing, and delivering specialised interventions and education programmes for patients with long-term conditions. The successful candidate will monitor and evaluate treatment plans, provide training and advice on lifestyle changes, and act as a specialist clinical resource for the service. The team supports individuals with complex, long-term conditions, aiming to improve their quality of life through person-centred rehabilitation.
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience relevant to this role.
- Experience of working with people with acute or chronic Long Term Condition
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising junior staff and students.
- Skills and Knowledge
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Evidence of managing change and implementing best practice.
- Evidence of leadership qualities.
- Ability to understand and critically evaluate outcome measures.
- Evidence of presentation and training skills.
- Evidence of the ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
- Ability to organise and respond effectively to complex situations and information.
- Evidence of building sound effective working relationships across a range of agencies within the health community.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and current practice within Intermediate Care/ rehabilitation and community services
- Knowledge of current government and local agenda effecting delivery of services
- Effective communication skills
- IT knowledge and skills
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its applications
- Participated in service developments.
- Experience in participating in clinical audit.
- Physical Skills
- Car Driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Registered with the HCPC
- Occupational Therapy Degree
- Willingness to undertake a teaching qualification practice educator
- Leadership qualification
- Post qualification experience relevant to this role.
- Experience of working with people with acute or chronic Long Term Condition
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of supervising junior staff and students.
- Skills and Knowledge
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Evidence of managing change and implementing best practice.
- Evidence of leadership qualities.
- Ability to understand and critically evaluate outcome measures.
- Evidence of presentation and training skills.
- Evidence of the ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
- Ability to organise and respond effectively to complex situations and information.
- Evidence of building sound effective working relationships across a range of agencies within the health community.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and current practice within Intermediate Care/ rehabilitation and community services
- Knowledge of current government and local agenda effecting delivery of services
- Effective communication skills
- IT knowledge and skills
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its applications
- Participated in service developments.
- Experience in participating in clinical audit.
- Physical Skills
- Car Driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Registered with the HCPC
- Occupational Therapy Degree
- Willingness to undertake a teaching qualification practice educator
- Leadership qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 12d ago · Closes in 3d
Applications close soon — apply now if this is a fit.
Full advert · preview
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
The Steps to Health service in
Sunderland provide an innovative and dynamic approach to individuals who are at
risk or who have developed a long term condition and would benefit from
exercise and rehabilitation to keep them well. Education complements a
programme of rehabilitation to provide knowledge and support enabling patients
to make healthy choices and self care.
The
team support people living with complex, long term conditions. Many of our
patients experience overlapping needs from breathlessness and fatigue to
anxiety and social isolation. We know that joined up, person centred
rehab can make a huge difference to their quality of life.
We
would like to invite applications for an Occupational Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary
team and deliver bespoke programmes to patients face to face, virtually and at
home.
Main duties of the job
- To assess,
design, and deliver specialised interventions, exercise and education
programmes for patients referred to the service.
- To monitor,
evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure
effectiveness of treatment plans.
- To apply
advanced level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide
training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptati
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.