Associate Practitioner | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	31 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£27,485 - £30,162 pro rata
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	30 Awst 2025
Lleoliad:	317 Trustwide, NE7 7DN
Cwmni:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7227639/317-2025-20-032

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A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Occupational Therapy Medicine team are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team as an Occupational Therapy (OT) Associate Practitioner.

The role of an Occupational Therapy Associate Practitioner will enable individuals within the in-patient setting to engage in meaningful occupations to enhance rehabilitation following injury/illness, whilst supporting with timely and efficient hospital discharge.

There is also a requirement to undertake delegated administrative tasks that assist the therapists and contribute towards the effective running of the department. The post holder will contribute to the day to day running of the service ensuring a high standard of care to our client group.

The job will entail working as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe and timely discharges from the acute hospital wards. The post holder will manage and co-ordinate their own non-complex caseload with support from the Occupational Therapist, as well as assisting the Occupational Therapist with more complex cases.
• Interview Date: Thursday 21 August 2025
• 36 Hours/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.

This will include communicating with patient and relatives/ carers to gather subjective information along with completing therapy assessments such as functional assessments, washing and dressing assessments, kitchen assessments, and environmental visits. The post holder may also be expected to run therapy groups on the ward to support with inpatient rehabilitation and to prevent deconditioning while an inpatient.

The Occupational Therapy Team work closely with the Discharge Nursing Team, Social Workers, and Physiotherapists who specialise in facilitating discharges from the acute hospital setting.

Applicants will have the relevant qualifications and significant previous experience as an OT assistant or Technical instructor, together with a good understanding of Occupational Therapy and its role in the acute hospital setting.

Applicants should have highly developed communication skills, caseload management, moving and handling and problem solving skills are essential. You will be able to prioritise your workload independently and use initiative whilst working with the therapists as part of the inter-disciplinary team

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

Your day to day responsibilities will include:

-Attending team/ward handover’s and relying appropriate information to the MDT

-Participating in group work/wellbeing activities

-Washing and dressing assessments

-Kitchen assessments

-Mobility and transfer assessments

-Environmental Assessments

-Assessment and provision of equipment (including ordering and delivery/fitting)

-Enabling patient rehabilitation

-Supporting junior members within the team

-Administration tasks- verbally and electronically

-Completing referrals to other agencies


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Aug 2025

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