Specialist Occupational Therapist

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 palliative rehabilitation and enabling people with complex needs to live well, through compassionate individualised care and support. Do you want to be part of Phyllis Tuckwell’s commitment to develop our services so that everyone has the best possible experience at the end of life?

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Phyllis Tuckwell multi-professional team within our hospice at home service. This is a new role establishing and leading a small team piloting an approach that will provide proactive planned care and palliative rehabilitation for stable patients at home because “every day is precious.” The support will extend to families and carers.

The role requires skills in holistic assessment, problem solving, prioritisation and decision-making, caseload management while working within the multi-professional team to identify and meet individual needs. It requires a positive approach to change and well-developed planning and organisation skills. Central to the role, is supporting patients and their families to adapt to change and uncertainty; setting meaningful goals to support participation in occupations, manage symptoms and optimise quality of life.

We are looking for someone with strong clinical skills, leadership and service development experience, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and utilises these to build trust, provide support and education.

Regular clinical supervision and support is provided by Phyllis Tuckwell, and team members are encouraged to develop their skills and ensure evidence-based practice to provide best quality patient care.

The postholder and will be able to work flexibly across our services according to patient needs.

If you would like to feel part of a welcoming and committed team, benefit from strong peer and managerial support, and want to develop your career with excellent training and education opportunities, we would be delighted to hear from you.

• Diploma or a degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current registration with the HCPC
• Palliative / end of life care or long-term conditions experience
• Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Car driver/owner
• Excellent interpersonal skills

For a full list of essential requirements, please refer to the job description and person specification document.

Phyllis Tuckwell is a very special place to work. Our staff make a real difference to the lives of our patients and their loved ones, providing outstanding care at a time that really matters. Our Therapies staff are pivotal in helping deliver our vital services, ensuring ‘every day is precious’ for our patients.

The impact of our services on the lives of our patients and their families can be read about here:

• Six weeks paid holiday plus public holidays
• Continuation of NHS Pension or Phyllis Tuckwell Group Personal Pension Plan (matched contributions up to 7.5%)
• Health Cash Plan Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Blue Light Discount Card

• Access to learning and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site education team)
• Professional Growth
• Upskilling
• Diverse Training Courses
  

• Equal Opportunities employer
• Flexible/hybrid hours
• Supportive colleagues
• Clinical supervision and support
• 97% of our staff are proud to work for Phyllis Tuckwell*

For further information regarding the role or to arrange an informal visit please contact Jade Cope, Living Well and Therapies Manager on

We reserve the right to close the role ahead of the closing date should sufficient applications be received. Your early response is therefore encouraged