Job summary
Band 7 - Cancer Outpatient Occupational Therapist
Are you an Occupational Therapist interested in Cancer Rehabilitation?
We have an exciting opportunity to join our outpatient Occupational Therapy cancer rehabilitation team, covering clinics at Guy's Cancer Centre. We are a forward-thinking and innovative service, with our staff at the centre of achieving the vision for Guy's Cancer.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and motivated Occupational Therapist with excellent clinical, communication, and people management skills to join our team and support the ongoing development of the service.
Main duties of the job
Our Cancer Occupational Therapy outpatient service provides specialist cancer rehabilitation and symptom management to support patients' functional wellbeing and quality of life at all stages of their pathway.
This includes targeted one-to-one and group rehabilitation programmes for symptoms such as cancer-related fatigue, sleep disturbance, cancer-related cognitive impairment, breathlessness, and chemo induced peripheral neuropathy.
This role currently works predominantly within the Lung Oncology MDT clinics, however the service works flexibly across the wider cancer outpatient pathway depending on need.
We provide a wide core training programme and this post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills and expand your professional development. The service actively engages with and contributes to wider local and national agendas for cancer care, including presenting multiple pieces of project work at national and international conferences.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Guy's Cancer has embarked upon a comprehensive cancer strategy that will shape the future of services for the next generation of patients. We strive to be a world class cancer service, delivering internationally distinctive services that are patient centred, research driven and clinically led.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification documentation for further information on the role and its requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification documentation for further information on the role and its requirements.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical experience in physical disability and knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional well being.
- Experience of cancer/palliative care within a generic acute/community setting.
- Experience of audit
- Ability to supervise junior staff and students.
- Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities in both a hospital and patients home environment.
Desirable
- Experience in: Oncology within a specialist centre / Palliative Care / Neurosciences / Mental Health.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process within a cancer service relating to client centred practice.
- Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised and non standardised assessment tools.
- Demonstrate sound techniques in applying a range of sensory, physical and manual assessments and treatments.
- Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs, pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions
- Knowledge of specialist adaptive equipment, wheelchairs and specialist seating.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary diagnostic and intervention services.
- Demonstrate clinical leadership skills and excellent team building skills.
- Implementation of national initiatives and legislation relating to Health and Social Care and Occupational Therapy.
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure, especially in relation to those with a limited prognosis.
Desirable
- Understanding of the philosophy of palliative care.
- Understanding of the effects of cancer treatment.
- Experience in the planning and running of groups.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical experience in physical disability and knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional well being.
- Experience of cancer/palliative care within a generic acute/community setting.
- Experience of audit
- Ability to supervise junior staff and students.
- Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities in both a hospital and patients home environment.
Desirable
- Experience in: Oncology within a specialist centre / Palliative Care / Neurosciences / Mental Health.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process within a cancer service relating to client centred practice.
- Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised and non standardised assessment tools.
- Demonstrate sound techniques in applying a range of sensory, physical and manual assessments and treatments.
- Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs, pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions
- Knowledge of specialist adaptive equipment, wheelchairs and specialist seating.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary diagnostic and intervention services.
- Demonstrate clinical leadership skills and excellent team building skills.
- Implementation of national initiatives and legislation relating to Health and Social Care and Occupational Therapy.
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure, especially in relation to those with a limited prognosis.
Desirable
- Understanding of the philosophy of palliative care.
- Understanding of the effects of cancer treatment.
- Experience in the planning and running of groups.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
