Main area: Specialty Occupational Therapist – Oncology & Haematology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 321-MRC-6812469-B6-PUB
Employer: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Churchill Hospital
Town: Headington, Oxford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are excited to be able to advertise a role which will be ideal for an Occupational Therapist who is looking to gain further experience within a specialty clinical area, consolidating and developing on previous experience. You will deliver occupational therapy care to our inpatients and will work closely with Occupational Therapy and Macmillan Therapy colleagues to assess, rehabilitate, and discharge patients across the oncology and haematology wards.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide high quality, safe and effective occupational therapy services to oncology and haematology patients, as part of a cohesive multi-professional team.
2. To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients with an oncology and haematology condition and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.
3. To supervise and teach recently qualified occupational therapists, support workers, and occupational therapy students.
4. To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit, and research projects.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
* Broad range of experience at Band 5 level including core areas, such as general medicine, orthopaedics, neurology, older adults.
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience of working with students and support workers.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
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