Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

1 week ago


Reading, United Kingdom Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Palliative Care

The Royal Berkshire Hospital has a multi-professional palliative care team and the Senior Occupational Therapist has a pivotal role within the team. You will be working with Consultants, nurses, another Occupational Therapist, a Counsellor and our specialist administrators.

We work across all adult inpatient areas in the hospital.

Main duties of the job

The Royal Berkshire Hospital has a multi-professional palliative care team and the Senior Occupational Therapist has a pivotal role within the team. You will be working with Consultants, nurses, another Occupational Therapist, a Counsellor and our specialist administrators.

We work across all adult inpatient areas in the hospital.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

To have a degree or other recognised qualification in occupational therapy HPC Registered Post graduate specialist experience in palliative care as demonstrated by ongoing CPD Specialist knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of conditions, including advanced clinical reasoning and treatment skills Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its implications for the occupational therapy service and palliative care

Desirable

Masters level qualification in palliative care Experience of a range of health settings

Communication

Essential

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to process and share complex information Demonstrates professional autonomy Able to pass on specialist skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal settings, including multidisciplinary groups

Desirable

Training and Presentation skills

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