Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist - 0-25 Adaptations Team

• Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

• Authority: Gateshead Council

• Pay Rate: £27.49 per hour (Umbrella)

• Contract: Full-Time Locum Assignment (37 hours/week)

• Working Pattern: Hybrid working arrangements available

Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist with specialist expertise in paediatric practice and housing adaptations?

Gateshead Council is recruiting a dedicated Occupational Therapist to join their specialist 0-25 Adaptations Team. Offering £27.49 per hour on a full-time basis, this role focuses exclusively on delivering life-changing environmental adaptations and equipment solutions for children, young people, and their families.

• Adaptation Assessments: Conduct comprehensive environmental, functional, and home adaptation assessments for children and young people aged 0-25.

• DFG & Major Housing Modifications: Design, specify, and recommend major adaptations (including Disabled Facilities Grants / DFG) and minor structural modifications to facilitate safe, accessible living.

• Specialist Equipment Provision: Identify, trial, and prescribe specialist seating, moving and handling equipment, and assistive technology tailored to pediatric needs.

• Multi-Agency Liaison: Collaborate closely with housing officers, architects, surveyors, health professionals, and family carers to oversee adaptation projects from initial assessment to completion.

• Qualifications & HCPC: Recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy with active HCPC registration.

• Essential Experience: Proven experience working directly with children and young people (0-25) as well as hands-on experience specifying housing adaptations.

• Full-Time Commitment: Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time hours (37 hours per week).

• Mobility: Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for home and site visits across the Gateshead area.

• Specialist Focus: Work exclusively within a dedicated 0-25 adaptations workflow without standard generic casework.

• Impactful Practice: Help children gain independence, safety, and comfort in their home environments.

• Supportive Environment: Work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team in a progressive local authority.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

experience

Children services

skills

be able to manage challenging situations

qualifications

university

education

BA in social work