Occupational Therapist in Oncology and Palliative Care

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Main Responsibilities

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled Occupational Therapist to join our team in Sutton hospital. As a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for providing a high-quality and evidence-based service to patients undergoing cancer treatment.

You will take a lead role in planning, co-ordinating, delivering, and evaluating the occupational therapy service within areas of advanced clinical practice. This will include supervising and overseeing the professional development of Band 6 Occupational Therapists and being involved in education programmes for staff within the hospital and externally.

Key Duties
  • Develop and implement individualised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patients' needs based on activity analysis using a client-centred, problem-solving approach.
  • Develop and implement treatment and educational groups for people with cancer and their carers, such as Health & Well Being groups.
  • Take a lead in areas of advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice in oncology and palliative care, and provide a consultative resource for other Occupational Therapists across the UK.
  • Assess and prescribe complex wheelchair and specialist seating needs, such as paralysis, dystonia, major surgery, extreme fatigue, and pressure relief for patients with cancer.
Requirements
  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy recognised by the UK College of Occupational Therapists.
  • State Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council for Occupational Therapy.
  • Significant postgraduate clinical experience with a minimum of one year's experience in oncology.
  • Evidence of experience in clinical supervision and appraisal.
  • Post-grad study days/courses in oncology/palliative care.
Desirable
  • Evidence of experience in leadership, project management, audit, outcomes measurement, and clinical governance.
  • Accredited splinting and hand therapy course.
Skills and Abilities
  • Advanced knowledge of functional assessment and treatment techniques for oncology and palliative care patients, including physical, cognitive, psychosocial functional assessments and treatment, as well as specific symptom and lifestyle management techniques.
  • Ability to carry out risk assessments concerning patients and staff safety, including Manual Handling.
  • Ability to assess risks associated with loneworking, take responsibility for reporting to colleagues, and ensure self and patient are safe at all times.
  • Ability to assess potential risks with regard to patients' discharge from hospital.
  • Expertise in group dynamics, planning, facilitating, running, and evaluating therapeutic groups.
  • Advanced clinical reasoning as well as analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills required in an oncology and palliative care setting, including the ability to deal with imparting bad news.
  • Ability to produce professional reports and records, including management reports, service development proposals, POMRs, multi-professional care plans, letters, assessments for hospital and external agencies.
  • Ability to fulfill supervisory and mentor role for junior staff and undergraduate students.
  • Ability to teach both patients and carers in areas relating to rehabilitation.
  • Proven ability to prepare and deliver presentations and education sessions to healthcare colleagues and members of the public.
  • Ability to enter data, prepare reports, formal written documentation, and multi-media presentations, confident in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Employer Details

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a leading Cancer Hospital in London, and the Occupational Therapy Department is recruiting to a full-time, Band 7 role in our Sutton hospital.

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