Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Neuro-Oncology

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 OT in our Sutton and Chelsea hospitals (which attracts inner London weighting) to join the team as a Highly Specialist Neuro-Oncology Occupational Therapist.

You will be joining a supportive and friendly team of qualified Occupational Therapists working in an acute setting to support needs of patients of all age groups undergoing cancer treatment.

There is excellent internal and external CPD opportunities, generous support for study leave, parking onsite (Sutton site), inter-site shuttle bus, and comprehensive staff benefits via Vivup.

We encourage you to contact us to discuss the role if you are interested in applying. Please contact Denise Pessoa on [email protected] or 0208 661 3090.

Main duties of the job

• 1.1.    Cancer care is a rapidly developing area of expertise within Occupational Therapy. The Band 7 Occupational Therapist will jointly lead the Neuro-Oncology service with Physiotherapy colleagues across both sites of the Trust. They will treat inpatients and manage and prioritise outpatient referrals, co-ordinate outpatient appointments, assess patients, provide and develop the neuro-oncology service to this patient group including the use of supported self-management strategies and onward referral.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• Taking a lead in advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice in neuro-oncology 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.
• Teaching patients specialised strategies aimed towards the management of symptoms related to cancer e.g. relaxation and anxiety management, breathlessness and fatigue management.
• Maintaining awareness of relevant and current research evidence, legislative and government guidance and applying these to advanced clinical practice.
• Delivering in-service teaching sessions and tutorials to promote the clinical development of band 5/6 Occupational Therapists.
• Preparing and developing learning materials for use within the department.