Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic and supportive Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Frailty Virtual Ward (FVW) teams based at Regent Point. This is a fixed- term post for a duration of 12 months from the date of commencement, offering the chance to work within a multi-disciplinary environment committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

The service operates from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, seven days a week. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance. You will be well supported by a team of experienced, dedicated, and compassionate professionals who are committed to delivering excellence in community care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for a full outline of essential and desirable criteria.

Please note: A full UK car driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role.

Interview Date 15 October 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

Main duties of the job

• To conduct timely and proactive assessments of patients requiring an urgent response within two hours of referral.
• To provide short-term rehabilitation and follow-up care to support patients' recovery and prevent deterioration.
• To assess and engage with frail patients within the Frailty Virtual Ward, supporting them to achieve optimal levels of safety, independence, health and wellbeing.
• To work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide optimum care to patients.
• To maintain frail patients safely at home through comprehensive risk assessments and risk management strategies, with the aim of avoiding unnecessary hospital admission.

About us
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

Details
Date posted 21 September 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 6
Salary £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum
Contract Fixed term
Duration 12 months
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 317-2026-30-043-A
Job locations Regent Point
317 Regent Point
NE3 3HD
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To work as an Occupational Therapist within the Frailty Virtual Ward Team.
• To provide a high standard of occupational therapy assessment, intervention, treatment and discharge planning to complex and highly complex patients within specialist area evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement.
• To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary virtual ward team and provide day to day supervision of junior and support staff and students working in the specialist area.
• The specialist practitioner is clinically in charge for the Occupational Therapy Service within the area of practice providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care.
• To maintain clinical records.
• To be responsible for own continued professional development.

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential

• Degree/Diploma in OT
• State registered with Health & Care Professions Council
• Member of BAOT
• Post graduate experience
• Current UK driving licence

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• In-depth clinical knowledge of medical conditions and their effect on occupational performance
• Highly developed understanding of OT process within acute setting
• In-depth knowledge of health and social care policy, risk assessment and management
• Extensive knowledge of a range of disability equipment
• Extensive knowledge of eligibility criteria and procedures/policies relevant to disability equipment, minor housing adaptations
• Highly specialist knowledge of moving and handling legislation and knowledge of current moving and handling best practice and associated equipment
• Excellent understanding of professional ethics and their application into practice
• Good knowledge of clinical governance
• Evidence of CPD
• Significant post-registration experience including experience within physical health
• Use of functional assessment and activity analysis

Desirable

• Experience of working with patients with physical disability e.g., reduced mobility
• Team management
• Experience in supervising staff
• Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
• Knowledge of team dynamics and team building

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Good organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills
• Supervisory, team management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Commitment to personal and service development
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance

Desirable

• IT skills
• Presentation skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Regent Point
317 Regent Point
NE3 3HD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Lead / Nurse Practitioner
Katherine Hanmore
Katherine.hanmore1@nhs.net
07720157569

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).