Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Are you a highly motivated Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference within the specialism of palliative and end of life care? Are you enthusiastic about supporting people with complex needs to remain in their own home or be cared for in place of their choice?

Any opportunity has arisen for a proactive Occupational Therapist to join our Specialist Palliative Care multi-professional Team. They will have strong skills in hospital and community working and will support patients and their Families living with advanced and terminal illness with complex and often rapidly changing needs.

The successful post holder will provide an evidence based Occupational Therapy (OT) service to the palliative care patients at home, and to help deliver safe Palliative care service, over the Whipps Cross site. Focusing on adaptation, enablement, rehabilitation, and therapeutic interventions.

To assist in the development and evaluation of the OT service. To work autonomously with the Palliative team to contribute to exemplary care for patients and their families. To be a resource and support to other hospital staff and community professionals by offering OT knowledge and skills.

For more information: Please contact Theresa Mann SPC Consultant Nurse [email protected] or Rachel Jacobs: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

To provide an evidence based Occupational Therapy (OT) service to the palliative care patients at home, and to help deliver safe Palliative care service, over the Whipps Cross site. Focusing on adaptation, enablement, rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions. To assist in the development and evaluation of the OT service. To work autonomously with the Palliative team to contribute to exemplary care for patients and their families. To be a resource and support to other hospital staff and community professionals by offering OT knowledge and skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.