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We're looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a forward-thinking environment where you can make a real difference to people’s lives.

Working as part of a newly established multi-disciplinary, Integrated Mobile Therapy Team (IMTT), you will be working with people who are living in short term placements in any of our 46 residential and nursing homes, to oversee the delivery of proactive short term rehabilitation support with the aim of helping people return home as soon as possible. 

We recognize people leaving hospital or unwell at home can have illness acuity and complexity that requires robust interdisciplinary support.  We know that without rehabilitative support, a proportion of those people who, because they lose confidence, skills and functional ability, may not be able to return or remain at home.  

• Interview Date Wednesday 02 September 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

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

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You'll work autonomously and as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, which includes occupational therapists, physiotherapists and physical activity officers.

Your role will include carrying out comprehensive assessments within the care setting and developing individual rehabilitation plans for the client. Working closely with the activity officers to implement the rehabilitation programme

You will be required to assess the possibility for the client to return to their permanent place of residence and provide facilitated discharges from the care setting.

You will be responsible for providing equipment within their own homes or providing advice on suitable equipment required in the care setting should the client be unable to return home. You will also be responsible for providing minor adaptations within the property and leasing with the Local Authority team regarding major adaptations.

You will ensure that you work within the OT professional standards within all areas of your work including appropriate note keeping, communication with other professions and organisations.

You will be working collaboratively with the social services. The IMTT will be managed by the OT Manager at the ASCP Front of House MDT, but all professional support, training, CPD and supervision will be provided by the Community Resource and Rehabilitation Team staff.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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