Highly Specialist Oncology Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Band 7 Highly Specialist Oncology Occupational Therapist

St Bartholomew's Hospital - Barts Health NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at the UK's oldest hospital and a centre of excellence for cancer care. We are looking for a motivated Band 7 Highly Specialist Oncology Occupational Therapist to join our In-patient Cancer Therapy Team.

This role is ideal for a therapist seeking to consolidate and develop specialist clinical skills within a highly supportive and experienced oncology team. The successful post holder will play a key role in the ongoing development and day-to-day running of an integrated therapy service for patients receiving inpatient cancer care. You will work closely with the Physiotherapist colleagues and the wider MDT to support safe, effective, and person-centred care. You will support the team to deliver a high quality, evidence-based physiotherapy service, focusing on enabling patients to optimise function, manage symptoms, and prepare for discharge at all stages of cancer treatment.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work within scope of professional practice.
• To be clinically responsible for a team of therapists working effectively with patientswithintheir clinical area.
• Work flexibly across the service.
• To keep up to date with new developments in the specialty, and share them with the team
• To lead on andparticipatein service development.
• To supervise, appraise & develop the staff members in the clinical areas

About you

We welcome applicants from experienced Band 6 and Band 7 therapist:

You will bring significant relevant experience, advanced clinical skills and confidence in managing complex caseloads autonomously. You will also have experience supervising others, contributing to service development, and demonstrating leadership within a specialist clinical area.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Qualification in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Post-graduate courses relevant to the clinical specialty including leadership

Desirable

• Member of special interest group

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of core OT skills in cancer and its impact on both physical and mental health.
• Experience working at band 6 level or equivalent. Broad ranging experience at junior level including; medical, surgery, neuro-sciences including managing patients with cognitive deficits and rehabilitation needs as demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
• Experience working at band 6 level or equivalent. Broad ranging experience at junior level including; medical, surgery, neuro-sciences including managing patients with cognitive deficits and rehabilitation needs as demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
• Knowledge of cancer, cancer treatments and consequences of treatment related side effects
• Highly developed communication skills i.e. Level 2 Psychology Advanced Communication skills or equivalent
• Experience of clinical education of students, developing educational programmes, teaching and presenting
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Knowledge of person-centred care, positive psychology, behaviour change and self-management
• Awareness of Local and National Cancer Directives
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve patient care quality
• Experience of service development using QI methodology

Desirable

• Previous experience at band 7 level or equivalent

Personal skills, attributes and abilities

Essential

• Remains updated with professional practice and new research
• Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others' workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
• Enthusiasm, commitment, flexibility and self-motivation
• Ability to communicate effectively and flexibly and to adapt communication style to the needs of patient and staff
• Resilience and ability to work under pressure with change and uncertainty
• Ability to be empathetic and handle difficult or emotional situations
• Demonstrate understanding and appropriate application of principles surrounding risk management, Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety