Macmillan Pre/rehabilitation Specialist Therapist

1 month ago

Northampton, United Kingdom Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity to develop a dedicated prehabilitation/rehabilitation service to support patients in preparation for cancer treatment.

We are seeking an exceptional, inspirational, dynamic and experienced Occupational therapist and Physiotherapist to lead and develop a new innovative cancer prehabilitation program.

The Macmillan Prehabilitation/Rehabilitation program will support people preparing for cancer treatment by enhancing their clinical, functional and emotional outcomes as well as improving patient experience.

Applicants are invited from registered therapists who hold a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) who are able to demonstrable experience / specialist interest in working with people living with cancer. They should be able to demonstrate excellent reasoning skills in the management of complex needs and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the dedicated Macmillan Cancer Prehab/rehab program

Screen patients prior to cancer treatment, providing specialist support and clinical assessment to optimise patients physical and emotional health through needs-based prescribing of exercise, nutrition, and psychological interventions as part of the personalised care and support agenda.

Offer targeted and specialist prehabilitation interventions for those with more complex needs in line with the East Midlands Gold Standards, referring to community services to maximise health and wellbeing, proactively identifying adjustments to maintain or enhance mobility and safety.

Develop robust mechanisms to evaluate the effectiveness of the Macmillan program including patient feedback

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Develop a dedicated cancer prehab/rehab program, across the organisation reflecting the East Midlands Gold Standard Framework and Macmillan Investment Application

Implement a three-year phased approach for cancer prehab, building on the learning from the pilot projects and regional programmes. Prehab prior to cancer surgery year 1, extending to prehab prior to oncological treatment year 2 in the main tumour sites

Develop a dedicated steering group to guide the development of the prehab/rehab programme across the organisation

To autonomously manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, using evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in primary and secondary care settings to include home visits and community facilities

Screen patients prior to cancer treatment for physical fitness, functional ability, nutritional status, and emotional wellbeing.

Undertake a Holistic Needs Assessments (HNA), working collaboratively with their relevant Key Worker to address both patient and carer needs.

Use a patient centred approach to understand the individual, what matters to them and what they want to achieve.

Generate a treatment plan to meet the patient’s individual needs. Stratifying into universal, targeted and specialist for each domain of intervention in line with the East Midlands Gold Standards Framework

Offer targeted and specialist prehab interventions for those with more complex needs in line with the East Midlands Gold Standards Framework, referring to community services to maximise health and wellbeing, proactively identifying adjustments to maintain or enhance mobility and safety.

Demonstrate effective communication skills when imparting complex information to patients/carers, other health care professionals and agencies

Identify possible locations for therapy assessment and interventions including equipment required to support functioning

Assess functional ability to ensure patients are participating in meaningful occupation, enhancing quality of life.

Empower patients to take control of their care in preparation

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