Job summary
North East Drive Mobility
Band 7 Mobility Clinician (HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist)
Full Time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
Fixed Term 24-months

North East Drive Mobility (NEDM) are keen to invite applications from qualified, HCPC registered, healthcare professionals (OT or Physiotherapy) who are interested in the challenge of a role in a specialist clinical service.

NEDM is part of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust and is jointly funded by the Integrated Care Board and the Department for Transport (DfT). NEDM is part of the national coverage of Mobility Centres accredited by Driving Mobility*. Our main centre is based at Walkergate Park Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, with outreach services located in Cumbria and Teesside.

Car driver (full licence holder) is essential to the role and should be confirmed at point of application.

*Driving Mobility is the UK wide network of Mobility Centres providing assessment, advice and information on all aspects of personal mobility. Driving Mobility is the umbrella organisation for all Accredited Mobility Centres. It ensures that there are common standards, promotes good practice, offers training and education, and works closely with organisations such as the Department for Transport, the DVLA, Motability, police and varied healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job
Assessment of fitness to drive and passenger assessment are dynamic and evolving fields which require a commitment to professional excellence, a proven record of continued professional development, as well as an ambition to develop your career within a specialist clinical service.

Based at Walkergate Park Hospital in Newcastle and working flexibly between our outreach bases in Carlisle and Teesside 1-2 times per week, this is an opportunity to become part of a busy, specialist assessment team. You will also be trained to conduct specialist passenger/access, in-car safety, and powered wheelchair/mobility scooter assessments as you develop into your role.

You will have an ability to communicate effectively with service users, health professionals and major stakeholders including DVLA, Motability and the police, as well as having a passion for developing services in line with service user and stakeholder needs.

You will be able to apply your clinical expertise to assess practical function during on-road assessment whilst accompanied by an Approved Driving Instructor. You will ideally have experience of working with a range of neurological and musculoskeletal conditions and will be able to deliver critical recommendations to clients related to their driving ability.

About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Details
Date posted: 24 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 24 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 263-SCG26-113-AB
Job locations: Walkergate Park Hospital, Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4QD, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
A more comprehensive outline of the main responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

An induction period is provided with ongoing workplace training to support your professional development in this specialist role. You will be required to complete the new on-line Driving Mobility Education Programme (previously the Oxford Brookes post-graduate certificate in Driving Assessment and Outdoor Mobility in the job description) which is funded by Driving Mobility.

We encourage applicants wishing to gain further information, discuss the role, or visit our service to make contact.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 24th September 2026
Closing date : 8th October 2026

We welcome your application.

Person Specification
Education and Qualificaitions
Essential

• Degree or equivalent in either Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• Relevant health professional council registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development/post registration education and training in 2 - 3 of the following areas: 1. cognitive, sensory, perceptual and visual processing dysfunction 2. normal movement 3. ergonomics of human actions and how these may be altered by the use of different techniques / technical aids.
• The requirement to undertake, at an agreed time when in post, the Driving Mobility I University of Oxford Brookes Post Graduate Certificate in Driving and Outdoor Mobility
• Academic ability to study towards Masters Level
• Audit experience with an ability take a lead role.

Desirable

• Experience of supervision and supporting the professional development of staff.
• Working knowledge of research process
• Knowledge of services offered by external agencies relating to the specialty, eg DVLA, Motability and voluntary agencies, such as Age UK

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• A broad knowledge of disability and health conditions and impairments affecting physical, sensory, cognitive and emotional functioning.
• Working knowledge of integrated governance.
• Working knowledge of task analysis.
• Working knowledge and application of IT skills in the areas of report writing, e-mail, data recording, internet search

Desirable

• Knowledge of adaptations and technology to assist drivers and passengers with disabilities.
• Ability to use of Excel and Powerpoint.
• Normal driving behavior, the distinction between safe and unsafe performance

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Highly developed communication skills, written, verbal and non-verbal, including the ability to deliver unwelcome news.
• Advanced knowledge, application and analysis of models of practice, assessment and treatment techniques and outcome measures
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills and critical reflection
• Highly developed personal organisational and planning skills
• Ability to make decisions and set priorities
• Ability to undertake complex risk assessments
• Ability to deliver unwelcome news.
• The ability to act autonomously and flexibly within the role.

Role/Team Specific Requirements
Essential

• The ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Enthusiastic and motivated to develop within the specialty

Personal Characteristics
Essential

• Empathetic, Reliable, Self Aware, Approachable, Confident and Mature Attitude

Additional Requirements
Essential

• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
• Car driver with current driving license

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Walkergate Park Hospital, Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4QD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Mobility Team Manager, Lynn Roberts, lynn.roberts@cntw.nhs.uk, 0191287590

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.