Job summary
Meadow House Hospice is excited to announce the opportunity to join our well-respected allied health professional team. This service offers the opportunity for staff to be at the frontline of developingand leading on the way we deliver care to our patients, their families and how we offer support to our partners in caring.We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering exceptional palliative care. They must be skilled in collaborative working with a variety of healthcare professionals,able to manage complex patient care needs with compassion and efficiency and committed to improving patient outcomes and supporting our service expansion and development.
The OT service is provided for clients with specialist palliative care needs who are known to the service through the specialist palliative care team and the role involves community and hospice inpatient duties.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high quality and efficient occupational therapy service to patients with a wide range of physical and medical conditions referred to the Specialist Palliative Care Service.
To work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team at Meadow House Hospice, assisting in the provision of support and rehabilitation to adults, in all End of Care Life settings including the Inpatient Unit, Day Services and the Community
To provide clinical expertise in the prioritisation, assessment, and treatment of patients within the scope of the conditions referred to the Specialist Palliative Care service. To ensure that service provision supports the objectives of End-of-Life Care provision across Hounslow Specialist Palliative Care ServiceWe are looking for someone who is:- Passionate about delivering exceptional palliative care.- Skilled in collaborative working with a variety of healthcare professionals.- Able to manage complex patient care needs with compassion and efficiency.- Committed to improving patient outcomes and supporting our service expansion and development.We offer:- A supportive and dynamic working environment.- Opportunities for professional development.- The chance to make a significant impact on the lives of our patients and their families.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education and Qulaifications
Essential
- oDegree in Occupational Therapy and membership of Health Professions Council
- oAppropriate MSc or equivalent experience
- oSpecialist experience in working with adults with physical disabilities, encompassing knowledge and treatment of palliative conditions
Desirable
- oAppropriate MSc or equivalent experience
- oAdvanced communication skills training
- oPsychology Level 2 training o
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work autonomously with evidence of CPD and self-directed learning
- Ability to demonstrate experience of identifying, implementing and monitoring of service development in line with national guidelines
- oAbility to clearly define and promote the Occupational Therapy role as an autonomous worker within a multi-disciplinary team setting
- oAn ability to communicate appropriately and sensitively with patients and carers facing loss death and bereavement
- Proven ability to identify, develop and implement risk management and clinical governance systems
- Proven ability of engaging service users in developing a service which reflects the diverse need of the community.
- oProven ability to provide specialist palliative care training to other professionals, students and other OTs.
- Current driver's licence
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oExperience of managing a team or supervision of junior staff
- oFieldwork educator with experience of student facilitation/supervision
- oMembership/eligibility to join a specialist interest group
Desirable
- oPrevious experience at Band 7
Person Specification
Education and Qulaifications
Essential
- oDegree in Occupational Therapy and membership of Health Professions Council
- oAppropriate MSc or equivalent experience
- oSpecialist experience in working with adults with physical disabilities, encompassing knowledge and treatment of palliative conditions
Desirable
- oAppropriate MSc or equivalent experience
- oAdvanced communication skills training
- oPsychology Level 2 training o
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work autonomously with evidence of CPD and self-directed learning
- Ability to demonstrate experience of identifying, implementing and monitoring of service development in line with national guidelines
- oAbility to clearly define and promote the Occupational Therapy role as an autonomous worker within a multi-disciplinary team setting
- oAn ability to communicate appropriately and sensitively with patients and carers facing loss death and bereavement
- Proven ability to identify, develop and implement risk management and clinical governance systems
- Proven ability of engaging service users in developing a service which reflects the diverse need of the community.
- oProven ability to provide specialist palliative care training to other professionals, students and other OTs.
- Current driver's licence
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oExperience of managing a team or supervision of junior staff
- oFieldwork educator with experience of student facilitation/supervision
- oMembership/eligibility to join a specialist interest group
Desirable
- oPrevious experience at Band 7
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).
