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 role in our Sutton hospital (which attracts outer London weighting).
You will be joining a supportive and friendly team of qualified Occupational Therapists working in an acute setting to support needs of patients undergoing cancer treatment. There is excellent internal and external CPD opportunities, generous support for study leave, parking onsite, and comprehensive staff benefits via Vivup.
Main duties of the job
Working autonomously in ward and outpatient settings to provide complex clinical assessment of the biomechanical, sensory, psychological, cognitive, perceptual, and interpersonal deficits affecting the functioning of individuals with cancer, their families and carers through the use of advanced clinical reasoning.
Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patient’s needs based on activity analysis using a client-centred, problem-solving approach.
Taking a lead in areas of advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice in oncology and palliative care, and providing a consultative resource for other Occupational Therapists across the UK.
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.
Taking a key role in organising and facilitating discharge planning case conferences, where functional independence is paramount.
Teaching patients specialised strategies aimed towards the management of symptoms related to cancer e.g. relaxation and anxiety management, breathlessness and fatigue management.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
2.1 Working autonomously in ward and outpatient settings to provide complex clinical assessment of the biomechanical, sensory, psychological, cognitive, perceptual, and interpersonal deficits affecting the functioning of individuals with cancer, their families and carers through the use of advanced clinical reasoning.
2.2 Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patient’s needs based on activity analysis using a client-centred, problem solving approach.
2.3 Developing and implementing treatment and educational groups for people with cancer and their carers such as Health & Well Being groups.
2.4 Taking a lead in areas of advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice in oncology and palliative care, and providing a consultative resource for other Occupational Therapists across the UK.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
1. Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy recognised by UK College of Occupational Therapists.
2. State Registration with Health & Care Professions Council for Occupational Therapy.
3. Significant post graduate clinical experience with demonstrable experience in oncology.
4. Evidence of experience in clinical supervision and appraisal.
5. Attended: Post-grad study days/courses in oncology/palliative care.
6. Approved fieldwork supervisor course
Desirable criteria
7. Evidence of experience in leadership, project management, audit, outcomes measurement and clinical governance.
8. Evidence of experience in presentation and teaching skills.
9. Accredited wheelchair course
10. Accredited splinting and hand therapy course
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Significant post graduate clinical experience with demonstrable experience in oncology
12. Evidence of experience in clinical supervision and appraisal.
Desirable criteria
13. Evidence of experience in leadership, project management, audit, outcomes measurement and clinical governance.
14. Evidence of experience in presentation and teaching skills
Skills
Essential criteria
15. 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 (e.g. relaxation, anxiety, breathlessness and fatigue management).
16. Risk assessment: 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 ensuring self and patient are safe at all times. Ability to assess potential risks with regard to patients’ discharge from hospital.
17. Expertise in group dynamics, planning, facilitating, running and evaluating therapeutic groups.
18. Advanced clinical reasoning as well as analytical and creative problems solving skills
19. Communication skills: Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills as required in an oncology and palliative care setting. Ability to deal with imparting bad news.
20. Written and documentation skills: 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
21. Reflective Skills: Ability to reflect on and make positive changes to own and departmental clinical practices.
22. Team skills: Ability to facilitate supportive team working to maintain efficacy, efficiency and morale.
23. Autonomous working: Ability to work in a highly motivated self directed manner on clinical and departmental activities.
24. Organisational skills: Ability to prioritise workload and organise time effectively to manage multiple priorities.
25. Supervisory skills: Ability to fulfill supervisory and mentor role for junior staff and undergraduate students
26. Educational skills: 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
27. IT skills: Ability to enter data, prepare reports, formal written documentation and multi-media presentations. Confident in the use of Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel.
Desirable criteria
28. Membership of a clinical interest group in occupational therapy
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.