Job overview
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 OT in our Sutton and Chelsea hospitals (which attracts inner London weighting) to join the team as a Highly Specialist Neuro-Oncology Occupational Therapist.
You will be joining a supportive and friendly team of qualified Occupational Therapists working in an acute setting to support needs of patients of all age groups undergoing cancer treatment.
There is excellent internal and external CPD opportunities, generous support for study leave, parking onsite (Sutton site), inter-site shuttle bus, and comprehensive staff benefits via Vivup.
Main duties of the job
1.1.Cancer care is a rapidly developing area of expertise within Occupational Therapy. The Band 7 Occupational Therapist will jointly lead the Neuro-Oncology service with Physiotherapy colleagues across both sites of the Trust. They will treat inpatients and manage and prioritise outpatient referrals, co-ordinate outpatient appointments, assess patients, provide and develop the neuro-oncology service to this patient group including the use of supported self-management strategies and onward referral.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Taking a lead in advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice in neuro-oncology and providing a consultative resource for other Occupational Therapists across the UK.
2. Liaising with multi-professional team within the hospital and community, to achieve optimum rehabilitation outcomes and planned, coordinated packages of support across health and social care.
3. Teaching patients specialised strategies aimed towards the management of symptoms related to cancer e.g. relaxation and anxiety management, breathlessness and fatigue management.
4. Delivering in-service teaching sessions and tutorials to promote the clinical development of band 5/6 Occupational Therapists.
5. Preparing and developing learning materials for use within the department.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
7. State Registration with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) for Occupational Therapy.
8. Evidence of experience in clinical supervision and appraisal.
9. Evidence of experience in leadership, project management, audit, outcomes measurement and clinical governance
10. Evidence of experience in presentation and teaching skills.
11. Post-grad study days/courses in oncology/neurooncology/palliative care.
Desirable criteria
12. Membership of a clinical interest group in occupational therapy
13. Approved fieldwork supervisor course.
14. Accredited wheelchair course.
15. Accredited splinting and hand therapy course.
Experience
Essential criteria
16. Significant post graduate clinical experience with a minimum of two years’ experience in oncology and neuro-oncology.
17. Evidence of experience in clinical supervision and appraisal.
18. Evidence of experience in leadership, project management, audit, outcomes measurement and clinical governance.
19. Evidence of experience in presentation and teaching skills
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
20. Advanced knowledge of functional assessment and treatment techniques for oncology, neuro-oncology and palliative care patients, including physical, cognitive, psychosocial functional assessments and treatment, as well as specific symptom and lifestyle management techniques (e.g. relaxation, anxiety, breathlessness and fatigue management).
21. Ability to carry out risk assessments concerning patients and staff safety, including Manual Handling.
22. Ability to assess risks associated with lone working, take responsibility for reporting to colleagues and ensuring self and patient are safe at all times.
23. Ability to assess potential risks with regard to patients’ discharge from hospital.
24. Expertise in group dynamics, planning, facilitating, running and evaluating therapeutic groups.
25. Advanced clinical reasoning as well as analytical and creative problems solving skills.
26. dvanced communication skills with particular ability to work with complex/sensitive situations with patients, carers, OT colleagues and the wider MDT; Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills as required in an oncology and palliative care setting; Ability to deal with imparting bad news.
27. Ability to produce professional and accurate notes and records including management reports, service development proposals, multi-professional care plans, letters, assessments for hospital and external agencies.
28. Ability to reflect on and make positive changes to own and departmental clinical practices.
29. Ability to facilitate supportive team working to maintain efficacy, efficiency and morale.
30. Ability to work in a highly motivated self-directed manner on clinical and departmental activities.
31. Ability to prioritise workload and organise time effectively to manage multiple priorities.
32. Ability to fulfil supervisory and mentor role for junior staff and undergraduate students
33. Ability to teach both patients and carers in areas relating to rehabilitation; Proven ability to prepare and deliver presentations and education sessions to health care colleagues and members of public.
34. Ability to enter data, prepare reports, formal written documentation and multi-media presentations. Confident in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel.
35. : Sound understanding of current NHS and the Trust’s issues
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.