# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/9cd02ebf-4534-4197-9059-79129a1917ea - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/9cd02ebf-4534-4197-9059-79129a1917ea.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Nicholas Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Secondment will be considered for existing staff member wanting to develop skills within an alternative area of practice) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Post will include some weekends and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T08:41:18.857Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Carlisle/Cumbria_Northumberland_Tyne_Wear_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8241388 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8241388?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cntw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview North Cumbria Inpatient services are looking for highly motivated Occupational Therapists to join out team on Ruskin, a 15 bedded, inpatient dementia assessment and treatment unit. You will work alongside the Specialist Occupational Therapist, as well as the wider multidisciplinary team to provide assessments and evidence based interventions, following the OT process This post is suitable for newly qualified Occupational Therapists, as well as those looking for a new role. If you are motivated, creative and passionate about making a difference to our patients lives, then your characteristics is what the team requires. ### Main duties of the job To provide occupational therapy service to patients who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations and learning disabilities, as well as a range of mental health conditions, under the supervision of the Specialist Occupational Therapist. To manage and provide ongoing assessment and intervention for service users. To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in intervention planning where appropriate. To develop and deliver evidenced based Occupational Therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers where appropriate. The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence. To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity. To provide clinical supervision to staff members as delegated by the ward leadership team. To incorporate a client centred philosophy into clinical practice and client centred collaborative care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached job description for full details. Advertising date : 1st September 2026 Closing date : 15th September 2026 We welcome your application. ### 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 ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers - To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions - Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users - Demonstrate effective written and communication skills - Ability to work under pressure - Ability to work autonomously and within a team - Effective time and caseload management skills - Ability to adapt within a changing environment - Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users - Ability to use IT system - Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills - Risk Assessment/Management skills **Desirable** - Supervisory skills - Training and presentation skills - Commitment to using research skills in practice - Audit and evaluation ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives - Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans - Multi-disciplinary team work - Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions **Desirable** - Previous experience of working in a mental health / learning disability setting - Experience of involving service users / carers in evaluation / planning and monitoring of services ### Personal Characteristics **Essential** - Innovative and creative - Flexible and adaptive - A commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification - Registered with HCPC - Commitment to complete fieldwork education training. **Desirable** - Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy ### Role/Team specific requirements **Essential** - Good, effective communication skills - Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 452.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10578398) - [employee benefits (pdf, 922.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2167) - [interview guarantee scheme (pdf, 127.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1211) - [tips on how to complete your application (pdf, 171.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1209) - [reference guidelines for applicants - please read (pdf, 20.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1210) ## 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.