Band 6 Therapist

4 weeks ago


North Shields Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for Occupational Therapists to join our innovative and proactive Community Response Services team within Community Services Business Unit within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidates will participate in a diverse, 9 monthly rotation working across sites in Acute (North Tyneside General Hospital & Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital), Community (based at Cobalt Business Exchange) and Intermediate Care settings (North Tyneside).


The rotation will allow the successful candidates to gain enhanced clinical experience across a wide range of specialities including, but not limited to, Care of the Elderly, Acute and Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Respiratory, Orthopaedics and Community Rehabilitation.


Elements of this role include leadership, quality improvement, opportunities for audit and research.


The Community Response Services provide care 8am - 8pm, 7 days per week. Working patterns vary and flexible working requests will be considered.
We are looking for candidates who are motivated, enthusiastic and willing to engage in current service developments & audits and use highly developed Occupational Therapy skills and evidence-based practice to enhance the health and wellbeing of patients. The candidate will be expected to work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to foster an environment of high quality and seamless therapy pathways across North Tyneside and Northumberland. This will ensure high quality individualised care is delivered which focuses on promoting independence and optimising recovery after illness or injury. The successful candidate will be supported by supervision and appraisal processes and will have opportunities to complete specialist training to enhance key skills and knowledge.


Candidates will be responsible for their own clinical practice, delegating work to Occupational Therapy Technical Instructors and support workers where appropriate, and supporting students on clinical placements. The successful candidate will comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and National and Trust procedures to deliver a seamless therapy pathway. The candidate will work autonomously respecting the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. To provide a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service in the specific specialist area(s) following Trust policies and procedures to ensure safety and clinical excellence.
To practice within the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessments, diagnosis and treatment using clinical reasoning skills.
To provide leadership for junior and support staff, through supervision, appraisals and mentoring.
To regularly supervise undergraduate Occupational Therapy students on practice placement and participate in placement experience of other professionals.
It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. State registered with Health Professions Council.

Post Graduate training relevant to specialist area.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
North Tyneside Hospital, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Intermediate Care Units, Cobalt Business Exchange



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