Advanced Paediatric Occupational Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	North Shields, NE29 6DQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Aug 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

To provide a comprehensive service in the specialised area. This post will lead on advancing the specialty service. To provide clinical expertise at an advanced level in the assessment, diagnosis andmanagement of highly complex clients. To provide specialist input to strategic planning, development, audit and evaluation of clinicalservices, protocols and policies within the specialised area. To work with other lead specialist clinicians providing highly specialised advice andprogrammes of care. To ensure service provision in the specialised area is prioritised and service delivery is madeeffectively within resource constraints. To practice within the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist assessments, diagnosis andtreatment using advanced clinical reasoning skills. To manage a caseload of clients (often varied and with highly complex needs), using evidencebased clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. To provide leadership and clinical education for senior, junior and support staff, throughsupervision and day-to-day support. To plan and implement training at a uni-disciplinary and multi professional level in order toenhance services within the specialism and ensure effective clinical practice. To carry out appraisals with junior and support staff, as delegated by Line Manager. To regularly supervise undergraduate students on practice placement and participate inplacement experience of other professionals. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of acollective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadershipstyle which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working andcollaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

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