Occupational Therapist

£32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata per annum

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Northumbria Healthcare Trust are excited to offer an opportunity to join our Occupational Therapy team based at Wansbeck Hospital on a fixed term basis.

We will offer you learning and development opportunities tailored to your individual career aspirations.

We are looking for forward thinking, enthusiastic therapists who are passionate about occupational therapy and enjoy developing their professional skills. You will be offered regular supervision and meetings with the Band 5 cohort.

It is essential that candidates are able to meet travel requirements of the role.

Some weekend working will be required. Our service is moving towards 8am - 8pm operating hours, therefore some 8am starts and 8pm finishes may be required. We support the trust's flexible working policy.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Successful candidates will;

Undertake assessments, plan implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions. This may occur in hospital and within relevant community environments, including the patients' home.

Work with a wide range of patients in specific specialised areas as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Ensure service provision is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource available.

Manage a defined caseload, using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess plan implemented and evaluate interventions.

Deliver a quality service responding to referrals within an appropriate time scale, and achieve optimum functional achievements for all patients.

Lead in the decision making process for discharge planning through assessment and the analysis of treatment outcomes.

To work within a specialised team which is under the operational management of the lead OT.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

12 November 2026

Agenda for change

Band 5

Fixed term

12 months

Full-time, Flexible working

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington