Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-38-028-VA1
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/11/2025
Employer heading
Rotational Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are a leading NHS Foundation Hospital Trust at the forefront of delivering high quality acute services at a local, regional and national level.
We are seeking to appoint proactive Band 5 Therapists to join our current dynamic and motivated group of Occupational Therapists on the rotational scheme.
You will be based within a specialist team at one of our locations within the Trust providing Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for patients within the defined specialist clinical area, gaining experience of working in a variety of settings and working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.
The variety of specialities included on the Band 5 rotation include Medicine (Including Older People’s Medicine) Surgery (Vascular, Plastics and General Surgery), Orthopaedics (Trauma and Elective), Major Trauma Rehabilitation, Loan Equipment, Paediatrics, Neurosciences and Stroke.
Permanent and temporary posts available.
- Interview Date Thursday 27 November 2025
- 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
Main duties of the job
To identify appropriate patients and carry out OT assessments and interventions to promote independence and facilitate discharge from hospital
To be responsible for your own caseload
To work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest quality, holistic, patient centred care
To provide support to student practitioners and support staff
To actively participate in learning opportunities within the department
You will receive a structured induction and will complete a departmental and trust preceptorship programme. You will receive regular supervision supporting both your clinical and professional development. You will also be able to utilise peer support from the Band 5 support group
Applicants will be encouraged to participate in internal and external learning CPD opportunities
Applicants need to be state registered and should have an excellent knowledge of occupational therapy core skills, well developed communication skills and be able to work as part of a team.
Experience of working with a wide range of physical conditions in an acute physical, fast paced environment is desirable
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To participate in the Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotational scheme which involves working across the Trust in a range of clinical settings for 6 month periods.
- Band 5 rotational posts are designed to consolidate and build on graduate skills and academic knowledge, giving the newly qualified occupational therapist a broad practical experience of a range of patients and conditions and areas of work.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Basic knowledge of medical conditions and their effect on occupational performance
- Sound knowledge of OT process within acute setting
- Basic knowledge of the broad context of health and social care policy, risk assessment and management
- Basic understanding, that will be developed following a period of in-house induction, of eligibility criteria and procedures/policies relevant to disability equipment, minor housing adaptations
- Basic understanding, that will be developed following a period of in-house induction, of moving and handling legislation and knowledge of current moving and handling best practice and associated equipment
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application into practice
- Basic knowledge of clinical governance
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
- Knowledge of team dynamics and team building
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation 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 criteria
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Application of OT process within ‘physical’ setting at undergraduate level
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience on a Band 5 rotational scheme
- Experience of working with patients with physical disability e.g. stroke, reduced mobility
QUALIFICATION
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in OT
- State registered with Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Member of British Association of Occupational Therapists
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Raigan Rafferty
- Job title
- Advanced Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2139315
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