To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support other staff to do likewise. To assess and prepare patients for upcoming major surgery in a dedicated pre-operative clinic both physically and mentally to meet their post operative needs and facilitate safe and effective discharge. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills tailored and specific to formulate individualised treatment plans, using evidence-based practice, advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills/options. To accept clinical responsibility, as an autonomous practitioner, for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and use of time both in a outpatient and in-patient setting. Develop specialist Occupational Therapy role/service for the management and treatment of Orthopaedic Oncology patients in an inpatient and outpatient setting including pre-operative planning. To receive and prioritise verbal and written referrals from the Tumour MDT (Surgeons, Fellows, Registrars, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physiotherapists) on a daily basis and prioritise based on timing of surgery, clinical knowledge and autonomous judgement. Assess the patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain their valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment. To reassess/evaluate patient progress and alter treatment programmes as required for both in-patients and out-patients. To represent the occupational therapy service and / or individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings or ward rounds, to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service and integrate occupational therapy treatment into the overall treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient diagnosis, progress, appropriate referrals for further interventions and lead on complex patient discharge planning. To act as the sole Occupational Therapist for the MSK Tumour team but work alongside the Specialist Physiotherapist to provide a comprehensive seamless therapy service in the in-patient setting. To communicate effectively with patients and their carers, to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure their understanding of their condition. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating; for example, patients who are deaf, blind, illiterate, dysphasic, experiencing difficulties accepting their diagnosis, and for those who may not speak English or it is their second language. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of occupational therapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care. To act as a source of expertise to provide highly specialised advice on orthopaedic oncology conditions to other occupational therapists and multidisciplinary colleagues within the Trust and nationally. To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment records for your patients, in line with legal (BAOT) and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports or letters when appropriate. To refer patients to community hospitals or community therapy teams following discharge or clinic attendance and advising therapists on appropriate treatment regimes/protocols where appropriate. To work with Trust clinical guidelines and BAOT guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Job seekers should be aware that not all roles will be eligible for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK (