• Job Description

  Req#: F0022-25-0028?language=en&page=471&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Position: Community Occupational Therapist - two 12 month fixed term postsLocation: Alnwick Fire Station, Alnwick.Salary: Band 7 £34,314 - £37,938Hours: 1x Full time post 37 hours per week; and 1x part time post 18.5 hours per week.

  We are looking for an Occupational Therapist, newly qualified or experienced, who wants to start or progress their careers in a highly rewarding area of work where they can make a real difference to people's lives.

  Someone who is keen to develop their Occupational Therapy skills through involvement with adult residents experiencing a wide-ranging health and social care needs.

  We have two 12-month fixed term contracts available based in North Northumberland; 1 full time and 1 part time post. The position is Band 7.

  Main duties of the job

  Why Choose Community Occupational Therapy?

  The performance of the Occupational Therapy Service is consistently high, demonstrating the dedication of our staff group toprovidinga responsive quality service toresidents.

  Community work is interesting and varied, giving you the opportunity to be involved in everything, from assessing for and providing:

  • Basic and complex equipment and minor works;
  • Rehabilitation and reablement interventions;
  • Major adaptations;
  • Manual handling assessments and recommendations.

  We work with adult residents of Northumberland who are experiencing functional problems relating to physical disability, mental health difficulties or learning disability. This makes the work varied and interesting but alsoveryrewarding.

  The Community Occupational Therapy Service plays a pivotal role in supporting residents to remain in their own homes, hospital admission avoidance, and hospital discharge. Interventions can take place in client's homes as well as Residential and Nursing homes.

  The post holder will be based at Alnwick Fire Station, Alnwick, with the opportunity to work agile from home and other NCC sites across the county as agreed with management.

  Our teams have a mix of Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Technical Instructors. We share office bases with wider adult social care services meaning you have the MDT around you.

  About us

  Northumberland County Councils (NCC) vision is Land of Great Opportunities, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.For further information about working for NCC, please visit our websitehere.

  Why choose us?We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

  • 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
  • Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Flexi scheme (if applicable) up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

  To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here.

  Details

  Date posted

  02 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £34,314 to £37,938 a year

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  F0022-25-0028

  Job locations

  Northumberland County Council

  Blackthorn Close

  Lionheart Enterprise Park

  Alnwick

  NE66 2ER

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To make a Northumberland County Council application, please use the following link to the NCC jobs site -https://jobs.northumberland.gov.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=2136

  For further information on this post, please see attached job description and person specification

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To make a Northumberland County Council application, please use the following link to the NCC jobs site -https://jobs.northumberland.gov.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=2136

  For further information on this post, please see attached job description and person specification

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Diploma or Degree Bsc(Hons) in Occupational Therapy
  • Health and Care Professions Council registration

  Experience

  Essential

  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development
  • Use of evidence based practice.
  • Application of the OT process
  • Use of functional assessments and activity analysis

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Diploma or Degree Bsc(Hons) in Occupational Therapy
  • Health and Care Professions Council registration

  Experience

  Essential

  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development
  • Use of evidence based practice.
  • Application of the OT process
  • Use of functional assessments and activity analysis

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  Northumberland County Council

  Address

  Northumberland County Council

  Blackthorn Close

  Lionheart Enterprise Park

  Alnwick

  NE66 2ER

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northumberland County Council

  Address

  Northumberland County Council

  Blackthorn Close

  Lionheart Enterprise Park

  Alnwick

  NE66 2ER

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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