# Advanced Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-occupational-therapist/91904bdf-3eb4-44b1-887f-936b895a86bd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-occupational-therapist/91904bdf-3eb4-44b1-887f-936b895a86bd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Freeman Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T11:32:38.258Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Regent_Point/The_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Comm_OT_Paediatrics/Comm_OT_Paediatrics-v8271165 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8271165?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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 council and social care services. ### Main duties of the job The aim of this newly created team is to improve and enhance the services for children and families needing social care support, equipment, home adaptations across Newcastle. The service will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient focused support within the legislative frameworks of the Care act, Children and families act 2014, Children’s act 1989 and the Chronically Sick and Disabled Person’s act 1970. - Interview Date Monday 28 September 2026 - 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week - 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 NO AGENCIES PLEASE ### 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. ### 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 ### SKILLS **Essential** - 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** - IT skills - Presentation skills ### KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - 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** - Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects - Knowledge of team dynamics and team building ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Significant post-registration experience incl experience within physical health Use of functional assessment and activity analysis - Experience in supervising staff **Desirable** - Experience of working with patients with physical disability e.g. stoke, neuro, reduced mobility etc - Team management experience ### QUALIFICATION **Essential** - Degree/Diploma in OT - State registered with Health Professions Council - Member of BAOT ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586311) - [newcastle staff benefits (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2721) - [behaviour and civility charter (pdf, 93.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2922) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.