Specialist Occupational Therapist | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	19 Mehefin 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	19 Gorffennaf 2025
Lleoliad:	317 Trustwide, NE1 4LP
Cwmni:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7292919/317-2025-21-062

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Are you a passionate and dynamic Occupational Therapist ready to grow your skills in rheumatology?

We would love you to join our forward thinking, patient centered therapy team in outpatient occupational therapy (OT) at the freeman hospital.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to fill 2.5 days maternity cover for a Band 6 OT for 12 months.

As a rheumatology OT you will play a key role in helping patients with inflammatory conditions live fuller, more independent lives.

You will work closely with a supportive multi-disciplinary team to provide evidence based interventions across outpatients, community and virtual care settings.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your clinical reasoning, creativity and empathy to support patients to manage fatigue, pain, joint protection, splinting, relationships, social activities, vocational challenges and day to day function.
• Interview date: Monday 14 July 2025
• 18 hours 45 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.

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Clinical responsibilities:

You will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment to patients with a range of inflammatory conditions.

You will address issues such as fatigue management, pain management, joint protection and energy conservation, hand function and splitting, activities of daily living, vocational rehabilitation and work support.

You will develop personalised treatment plans using evidence-based approaches

You will deliver individual and contribute to group interventions, both in person and virtually (where applicable)

You will promote self-management strategies to enhance independence and quality of life

You will provide assistive equipment, adaptive techniques and home/workplace modifications where needed

Multi-disciplinary teamwork :

You will work collaboratively with rheumatologists, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, physiotherapists and social workers.

You will actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to holistic care planning

You will refer patients to other serviced and support pathways where appropriate

Documentation and record keeping:

You will maintain accurate, timely clinical records, in line with Trust policies

You will use appropriate outcome measures and tools to monitor progress



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 HospitalsandNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

What you will be doing:

- Delivering specialist OT assessments and interventions for people with a range of rheumatological conditions that includes; rheumatoid arthritis, undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Sjrogrens syndrome and connective tissue disease.

- Offering education, advice, and self-management strategies to empower patients

- Supporting patients in managing long term symptoms and improving quality of life

- Working collaboratively with rheumatologists, clinical nurse specialists, physiotherapists and the wider MDT

- Contribution to service development and innovation

What we offer:

A small but supportive OT team with regular team meetings, supervision, MDT meetings and CPD opportunities

Involvement in exciting quality improvement projects and service development

Access to advanced training in fatigue management, vocational training, pain management and more

Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance

About you:

HCPC registered OT

Experience or interest in rheumatology, MSK or long term conditions

Strong communication, clinical reasoning and teamwork skills

A proactive and compassionate patients centered approach

Are you ready to bring a meaningful change to people’s lives through occupational therapy?

Apply today and be part of a team that values your skill, vision, and passion for holistic care.

Professional Development and Supervision:

You will participate in clinical supervision, in-service training, and ongoing CPD activities

You will support students and junior staff

You will engage in evidence based practice and quality improvement initiatives

Service development:

You will contribute to the evaluation and development of the rheumatology OT service

You will help implement new care pathways, digital solutions, or group education programmes

You will gather and report patient feedback to inform service improvement

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.



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.


This advert closes on Sunday 29 Jun 2025

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