Senior Occupational Therapist - Spinal Injuries
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Middlesbrough, TS4 3BWView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
27 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
Maternity Leave cover 9 months This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Spinal...
The post holder will be based at the Golden Jubilee Regional Spinal Injury Centre at The James Cook University Hospital which has a well-established, progressive and dynamic Therapy Service that continues to develop and grow with the Trust.
The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from the Occupational Therapist and Therapy Service Lead.
This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills. We have a comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops and clinical supervision. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist you will be encouraged to develop your skills and to supervise assistants and more junior staff and be involved in the clinical education of students.
This post is suitable for Occupational Therapists with significant postgraduate experience and an interest in neurological Occupational Therapy enabling them to build on their core skills developed as a Occupational Therapist.
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Qualifications and Training
Essential: - BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy; - HCPC registration
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Occupational Therapy management of complex clients
- Good teaching and supervisory skills
- Demonstrates detailed clinical reasoning skills
- To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
- Basic IT skills
- Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in specialist area
- Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
Desirable: - Audit and Research experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience at band 5 level including work as a rotational Occupational Therapist in a variety of specialties
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses
- Experience working as an autonomous practitioner at a band 5 level within the NHS
Desirable: - experience working with patients with neurological conditions
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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