Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity in North Tyneside to develop a service for children, young people and adults where sensory processing challenges are the primary need. We are seeking two enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapists to work with the Northumberland Sensory Processing OT team to extend the existing service offer into the North Tyneside area.



We have 1.6 whole time equivalent band 7 sessions available so would welcome applications from experienced Occupational Therapists who wish to work either full or part time. Candidates will have experience of working with people who experience functional challenges associated with sensory processing, and their families / carers. Experience of quality improvement and change management is important for the successful candidates to be able to work with partners and stakeholders to plan, prepare and launch this new service offer and develop systems to monitor impact and effectiveness



These posts will be based with the Paediatric Occupational Therapy service in North Tyneside (currently based at the Riverside Centre North Shields), with close working with the Northumberland Sensory Processing OT team based at Wansbeck General Hospital and Community Learning Disabilities Team based at Wallsend Health Centre. The postholders will lead on the development and monitoring of a universal, targeted and specialist sensory processing service offer as part of the roll out of the already highly successful Northumberland service model.

Additional duties include:

Undertake solution focused assessment for children / young people and adults with LD.

Offer targeted support for parents / carers and key partners to tailor universal strategies to meet their child / young person or adult with LD's needs.

Develop bespoke support plans to promote self-regulation and engagement in activities of daily living for parents / carers and school / setting staff.

Offer training / demonstration / coaching to enable partners to provide high quality tailored support.

Provide advice on environmental modifications to promote safety and independence.

Contribute to Multi-disciplinary Team assessment and provide interventions / dynamic assessment for children / young people and adults with LD with profound / complex health or behaviour needs.



We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Essential criteria include:

Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy



State registered with HCPC



Post Graduate training relevant to specialist level



Practice placement qualification



Extensive post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist including substantial experience in a specialist Senior OT role



It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holders have a valid driving licence and can meet the travel requirements of the posts.