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Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust —Gateshead
- £32,073 - £39,043 a year
- Full-time
- Master's degree
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
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Occupational Therapist
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust —Sunderland
- £32,073 - £39,043 a year
- Full-time
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- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust —Gateshead
You have a valid UK driving license with access to a vehicle for work purposes. To supervise non-qualified staff within the team.
£32,073 - £39,043 a year
8d
Occupational Therapist
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust —Sunderland
The successful candidate will carry out occupational therapy assessments and interventions under guidance of a senior occupational therapist.
£32,073 - £39,043 a year
5d

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Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust -
Gateshead

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Job details

Full-time
£32,073 - £39,043 a year
8 days ago

Qualifications

Driving Licence
HCPC
Master's degree
Presentation skills
Communication skills

Full job description

We are delighted to be advertising the opportunity for Band 5 Occupational Therapist's to join the expanding Rotational Programme in our Occupational Therapy Department at Gateshead NHS Trust. These posts are ideally suited for existing Band 5’s who wish to broaden their clinical experience as well as final year OT students who are seeking their first clinical post (including those due to qualify summer 2026). The Preceptorship programme is in place to support student to practitioner transition.

The Occupational Therapy rotation has wide clinical variety including: Acute Medicine, Older Person Medicine, Surgery, Trauma and Elective Orthopedics, Stroke and Older Persons Mental Health Community Services and Rapid Response. You will have the opportunity to apply the Occupational Therapy Process with patients presenting with a variety of needs arising from occupational dysfunction in a variety of clinical teams. The rotations currently operate on a 6 monthly cycle; some of the services operate over 7 days.

We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Occupational Therapists’ to join our well-established and friendly team. Within the department we actively support Supervision, Appraisal, Preceptorship, Service development and CPD opportunities. If you would like to know more please get in touch to arrange an informal visit/chat.

We are a friendly department that work collaboratively to provide a dynamic and pro-active service for our patients. We have staff ranging from Technical Instructors to Clinical Specialist’s; all staff contribute to support and training within the department. We offer opportunities for professional and personal development; we have a robust structure for clinical supervision. You will be well supported by our motivated therapy staff and you will be expected to be a proactive member of the team.

We would welcome applicants that have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to work well as part of a team; ideally you will have experience of working within multi-professional teams. You should have a flexible and adaptable approach. We are looking for you to have enthusiasm to develop skills and experiences in a range of settings.

Essential Requirements

Diploma/Degree/ Masters in Occupational Therapy and are registered with HCPC at the time of appointment.

You have a valid UK driving license with access to a vehicle for work purposes. As this role is rotational you will based across the Trust premises depending on clinical demands.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Main Purpose of the Job

To provide an assessment and therapeutic service in line with the core skills of Occupational Therapy to people presenting in the following specialties within the service:

Medical Team

Older Person’s Medical Team

Older Person’s Mental Health Community Service

Orthopaedics (Trauma and Elective)

Surgical Team

Inpatient Stroke Team

Rapid Response

The post will offer experience of working in a variety of settings including community and hospital. It will involve working as an integral member of multi-disciplinary teams.

Dimensions

To perform OT assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex conditions and to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

To be responsible for your own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.

Responsible to the Team Lead/ clinical specialist within the clinical area.

To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic patient-centered approach to care.

To regularly liaise with MDT members including those from heath, social services and voluntary agencies to ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided.

To ensure that patients are identified for prompt discharge and handover to community services.

Maintaining clinical records as an autonomous practitioner

To supervise non-qualified staff within the team.

To supervise occupational therapy students on clinical placements.

To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in the in service training.

To be an active participant on the weekend working rota.

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