Specialist Occupational Therapist

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	24 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	£47,150.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£47150.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	15 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Farnham, GU9 8BL
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	M0001-PHY0678

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POST: Specialist Occupational Therapist ACCOUNTABLE TO: Living Well and Therapies Manager JOB PURPOSE: The Occupational Therapist (OT) will lead a small team of rehabilitation assistants providing palliative rehabilitation to stable and slowing deteriorating patients in the community. The role will work across a range of settings including the community, living well and outpatients, working alongside the wider community teams to provide a specialist palliative care service to patients known to Phyllis Tuckwell (PT). This is a new project for Phyllis Tuckwell and will be developed initially as a pilot, therefore planning, organisational, leadership and communication skills are essential to the role. This role will focus on oversight and management of a caseload of patients who are in a stable phase of illness, providing an episode of holistic, patient centred palliative rehabilitation in patients homes and supporting them to live well. The OT will assess the patient, family and carers holistic palliative needs, provide feedback to the broader team, develop a plan and work with patients and their families to optimise the patients level of functional independence, facilitate adaptation to change, enhance quality of life and prepare for the future advance care planning. The role will involve identifying what is important to that person and enabling them to adapt to change and uncertainty and live according to their choice and goals. The OT will enable timely access to assessment, intervention, and equipment, enabling patients to safely remain in their own homes, avoid a crisis including unnecessary hospital admissions. The OT will work as a member of the Phyllis Tuckwell multi-professional team across the localities of North-East Hampshire, Surrey Heath and Farnham, Guildford and Waverley. Developing effective relationships with these teams, and with the multidisciplinary team within Phyllis Tuckwell is essential to ensure safe and effective care for patients and families. The OT will be responsible for leadership and team management including supervision, appraisals, induction and training. The role will involve service development and evaluation to ensure safe practice while meeting the identified needs of the patients and their families and carers. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.0 Clinical 1.1 To assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and modify OT interventions with a focus of palliative rehabilitation. 1.2 To have the knowledge and skills to provide holistic OT Care to palliative care patients and their families referred to Phyllis Tuckwell (PT). 1.3 To hold clinical responsibility for managing the service caseload, accessing regular supervision, and mentoring. 1.4 To prioritise and respond to referrals in timely manner. 1.5 To work with PT colleagues and community services to identify, escalate and respond to family and patient change and deterioration. 1.6 To be a resource to others by maintaining current theoretical OT knowledge base and clinical reasoning for patients with palliative and end of life care needs. 1.7 To be able to prioritise conflicting demands on own time. 1.8 To be able to analyse and interpret clinical and social information from a range of sources, communicating in a detailed timely and accurate way using suitable verbal and written communication. 1.9 To assess, prescribe and review equipment to enable safety and independence in activities of daily living, especially where there are manual handling difficulties. 1.10 Use a range of therapeutic interventions and approaches with individuals and groups to promote management of symptoms e.g. fatigue, anxiety, breathlessness, sleep difficulties, pain. 1.11 To engage patients and their families enabling them to adjust to their physical, cognitive, psychological, and social losses, and plan for future changes in their functional ability. 1.12 To be able to communicate complex, sensitive, distressing, or contentious information to patients and families who may be highly emotional and distressed, adapting communication style to the situation. 1.13 To assess patients mental capacity, acting in the patients best interests where they lack capacity and identifying any safeguarding issues. 1.14 To assess and manage clinical, physical, and environmental risks. 1.15 To be the patients key worker or professional contact where it is appropriate. 1.16 To evaluate interventions using appropriate outcome measures. 1.17 To provide education and support to carers, actively involving them in the treatment plan. 1.18 To develop a rehabilitative palliative care culture and symptom management programmes to maximise patients rehabilitation potential. 1.19 To support therapeutic group work. 1.20 To facilitate patients, discharge from the IPU, liaising with the multi-professional team at Phyllis Tuckwell and in the Community. 1.21 To communicate clearly and work closely with members of the multi professional team, and volunteers, actively engaging in multi professional meetings. 1.22 To maintain effective relationships with our external colleagues and stakeholders. 2.0 Professional 2.1 To be registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise using the title Occupational Therapist. 2.2 To engage in activities at PT as a member of the multi-professional team sharing knowledge and skills. 2.3 To evidence and comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT), Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and Professional Standards. 2.4 To maintain clear, concise timely records. 2.5 To act within legal and statutory regulations. 2.6 To maintain current knowledge and awareness of opinion, through for example, membership of the RCOT, Specialist Section Major Health Conditions, attending relevant HOTNET and Surrey OPC training and meetings. 2.7 To respect the ethnicity, culture, and religious beliefs of others. 2.8 To promote awareness of the philosophy of holistic palliative care and the role of Occupational Therapy, within PT and other palliative care services. 2.9 To have effective IT skills, utilising, Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and have sufficient abilities to be able to, or to work towards, use of TCES, EMIS, Accurx. 2.10 To be a car owner/driver to enable community visits, and work between both of our sites. 3.0 Training and Development a) Personal 3.1 To maintain competence to practice by pursuing a range of professional development opportunities. 3.2 To take responsibility to review and reflect on own occupational practise and performance, maintaining a professional portfolio recording learning outcomes. 3.3 To engage with PT performance review system, setting realistic objectives for personal and professional growth. 3.4 To participate in regular clinical supervision. 3.5 To cascade Occupational Therapy skills to colleagues following attendance on courses and training. b) Team 3.6 To provide overall leadership to the team including line management. 3.7 To train, delegate and fully utilise the skills of health of rehabilitation assistants and volunteers. 3.8 To participate in the induction and training of new PT staff. 3.9 To provide training and education opportunities to internal and external HCPs, on a range of Occupational Therapy specialisms, including fatigue management, management of anxiety and breathlessness, communication strategies, sleep management and specialist equipment. 3.10 To provide education and training to PT clinical colleagues including competencies in equipment provision, manual handling, bed rails assessment and falls prevention, to ensure patient safety and that registered and non-registered staff time and skills are utilised efficiently and effectively. 4.0 Managerial 4.1 To have skills to triage new referrals to Occupational Therapy, prioritising appropriately and allocating to a suitable therapist. 4.2 To adhere to Phyllis Tuckwell policies and procedures, especially those relating to health and safety, fire, lone worker, governance, and moving and handling. 4.3 To recognise the value and contribution of volunteers actively supporting and developing their skills. 4.4 To play an active role in developing and reviewing PT policies related to the work of occupational therapy and Rehabilitative Palliative Care. 4.5 To play an active part in the development and maintenance of good relationships with our stakeholders and colleagues. 5.0 Quality and Research 5.1 To have skills in clinical governance and to provide a quality service that is person centred, timely, safe, effective, efficient, and equitable. 5.2 To participate in audit and service evaluations as part of PT quality assurance initiatives. 5.3 To maintain a culture of learning, research and development and be aware of current research 6.0 Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Role holders are required to understand their responsibilities in the safeguarding context, ensuring that Phyllis Tuckwell reduces the risk of harm or abuse of adults and children at risk. Role Holders are required to adhere to Phyllis Tuckwells Safeguarding Policy (held on the NEST), which supports the local authoritys multi agency safeguarding policy, the law (Care Act 2014) and Mental Capacity Act 2005 (including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards). inform the appropriate PT professional where there is concern that an adult or child may be at risk of harm, abuse, or neglect. Phyllis Tuckwell is committed to an Equal Opportunities approach, valuing, and respecting everyone as individuals, with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles, and circumstances. This job description is underpinned by Phyllis Tuckwells philosophy, culture, and core values, which actively embrace diversity and inclusion and promotes total team spirit.