Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Band: 6
Trust: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Location: The Royal Marsden Hospital, 203 Fulham Rd, London SW3 6JJ
Working Pattern: Full Time 37.5 hours Monday to Friday
We are searching for a skilled and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated team at Medacs Healthcare working within Occupational Therapy service based at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
Working with Medacs Healthcare you'll play a crucial role in the provision of highly specialist evidence based occupational therapy to patients with cancer at The Royal Marsden Hospital working on interventions mainly focused on physical difficulties such as fatigue, post-surgical, physical disabilities, as well as discharge planning, assessment for equipment and POC in the community.
The Royal Marsden has a vital role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge practice. They are incredibly proud of their international reputation for pushing the boundaries and for our groundbreaking work ensuring patients receive the very latest and best in cancer treatment and care.
Key Responsibilities:
Working autonomously in ward and outpatient settings to provide complex clinical assessment of the biomechanical, sensory, psychological, cognitive, perceptual and interpersonal deficits affecting the functioning of individuals with cancer, their families and carers through the use of advanced clinical reasoning.
Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patient's needs based on activity analysis using a client-centred, problem solving approach.
Developing and implementing treatment and educational groups for people with cancer and their carers such as Health & Well Being groups.
Assessing and prescribing the complex wheelchair and specialist seating needs for example paralysis, dystonia, major surgery, extreme fatigue, pressure relief of patients with cancer.
Assessing, designing and fabricating static or dynamic splints specific to the individual patient's needs to enable maintenance and improvement in upper limb functioning.
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.
Taking a key role in organising and facilitating discharge planning case conferences where functional independent is paramount.
Teaching patient's specialised strategies aimed towards the management of symptoms related to cancer e.g. relaxation and anxiety management, breathlessness and fatigue management.
To be successful in this role you will need:
HCPC Registration
Diploma/Degree recognised by UK college of occupational therapists
Minimum of one year experience relevant to the role
Desirable criteria:
Evidence of experience of dealing with oncology patients and their families / carers.
Evidence of experience in clinical supervision and appraisal.
Evidence of experience of principles and practice in audit, outcomes measurement and clinical governance.
Benefits of working with Medacs Healthcare:
Access to Health Assured - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care
First sight of Block bookings and shifts across multiple NHS trusts`
Competitive pay rates
Dedicated Consultant Support and advice
Support throughout the compliance process
24/7/365 service, we're available when you need us
Holiday pay
Pension scheme
Fully supported online CDP training courses
Lucrative referral scheme
