Palliative Care Occupational Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £37,757.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37757.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QY |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | B0142-26-0005 |
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Prioritise and manage own clinical caseload, admit and discharge patients, make referrals, reports and recommendations verbally and in writing to the MDT, external agencies and services as required Use evidence based knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning to undertake highly complex clinical assessment, in a relevant location, e.g. nursing/residential home, hospice or in a patients own home, identifying needs, treatment aims and goals in collaboration with the individual patient and the MDT in a range of highly complex conditions Use effective communication skills negotiate, review and re-evaluate treatment programmes, goal setting with a diverse range of patients often in a sensitive manner including empathy, persuasion, motivation and reassurance Use evidence based knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning to undertake highly complex clinical assessment, in a relevant location eg. nursing/residential home, hospice or in patients own home, identifying needs, treatment aims and goals in collaboration with the individual patient and MDT in a range of highly complex conditions Oversee and evaluate OT treatment programmes, monitoring/supervising junior staff/volunteer input, adapting as necessary Influence and promote a rehabilitative approach to palliative occupational therapy to equip generalist therapists in the hospital and community settings Be a source of specialist knowledge to other local therapists and professional services and agencies regarding specialist palliative care occupational therapy, working in a collaborative way Act as a mentor or preceptor demonstrating clinical expertise in rehabilitative palliative care coaching staff and students Provide line management support for the Hospice Therapy Assistant Promote a culture which supports self-management, independence and embeds patient and community involvement within the sphere of practice Proactively support discharge home from Sylvan ward, completing Access Visits and Environmental Risk Assessments where necessary, attending case conferences and negotiating with family or carers Utilise effective problem solving skills to support environmental issues and the use of equipment/assistive technology/equipment, where necessary Utilise specialist knowledge to assist in promoting and maintaining independence for as long as possible, educating staff and families where necessary, reviewing and re-evaluating and in supporting End of Life care at home in a timely manner Contribute to and deliver specialist education and training to other professionals, internal or external, involved in patient care and patient and community focused education, including coaching patients and their families and carers. Support of Induction programmes and student placements Collate and evaluate data to provide evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality, including contributing to the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines Oversee the equipment Peripheral Store within the hospice and its efficient management Overseeing the issue of Medequip equipment by hospice staff and responsibility for new starters application and support Overseeing of wheelchair loans from the hospice utilising a safe, effective method Be involved with recruitment and interviewing of staff as appropriate Maintain accurate and timely patient records using SystmOne Demonstrate expertise in multi-professional meetings, such as the Gold Standard Framework, acting as patient advocate and equipping others in palliative rehabilitation Participate in the continual evaluation and development of practice through research projects and/or audits occurring in the Therapy division within the field of occupational therapy Participate in service review as required, in order to drive service improvement, including promoting patient and public experience feedback to influence innovation and change To participate in Continuing Professional Development via membership of special interest groups, clinical supervision, self-directed learning etc