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

Posting date:	13 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,049 - £46,580 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	15 March 2026
Location:	317 Trustwide, NE1 4LP
Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7808002/317-2026-06-11-DR-A

Summary

An opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Discharge Team (IDT), for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapist to work with the IDT team. This post is a developmental post, to begin as a band 5 and to work to become a band 6 in 2 years. You will be working alongside an Multidisciplinary Team of experienced, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Specialists, Associate Practitioners, Support Workers and administrative staff.

This post requires the applicant to have experience at band 5 of working with Multidisciplinary teams within the hospital or community services.
• You will be expected to work within both the hospital and community settings assessing, managing, and treating patients, with the aim of preventing admission to hospital, facilitating timely and safe discharges and reviewing patients within the community. You will be expected to work between the office base, Freeman Hospital, RVI as well as visit patients within their own homes.
• The service works over 7 days, from 8am and 6pm with weekend and bank holiday commitments.
• A car owner/driver is essential.
• Flexible working pattern to cover a 7 day service from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Candidates are welcome to contact and arrange to meet the team for more information.
• Interview Date: 4 March 2026
• 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.



The key objectives in this role are:

The role would suit an individual who enjoys variety through their week and contributing to a team approach to discharge planning.

The post holder will have attention for detail and bring skills of rehabilitation and assessment into their caseload management.

Carry out admission preventing/ proactive discharge planning at Front of House which involves the Assessment Suite and the Emergency department at the RVI with the aim of preventing admissions and/or reducing length of stay

Timely and safe discharge planning by using Discharge to Assess (D2A) model to facilitate hospital discharges from Freeman Hospital and RVI, including D2A visits and community follow-up visits as required

To assess and engage patients in the community, to attain optimum levels of safety, independence, health and wellbeing

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.



With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service



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

· 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 within the community setting.

· To work as an Occupational Therapist within the Integrated Discharge Team

· To respond to referrals within an appropriate time scale with the key aim being to prevent hospital admission and maintain the individual’s independence at home.

· To maintain accurate clinical records.

· To be responsible for own clinical practice and the delegation of work to support staff where applicable.






This advert closes on Sunday 22 Feb 2026

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