Mobility Clinician
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4QDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
North East Drive Mobility Band 7 Mobility Clinician (HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist) Full Time (37.5 hours per week, Monday...
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.
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.
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
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
24 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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