Job summary
B7 Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist - Neuro Oncology Outpatients
We have an exciting opportunity to join our large and dynamic Occupational Therapy cancer service within our outpatient team providing clinics at Guy's Cancer Centre. We are a forward thinking and innovative service with our staff at the centre of achieving the vision for 'Guy's Cancer'. We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Occupational Therapist with excellent clinical and people management skills to join our team and support ongoing developments of the service.
Main duties of the job
This post predominantly works within the neuro Oncology Service which has been awarded the Tessa Jowell Centres of Excellence and recently the won the National Brain Tumour Charity's professional excellence award.
The role attends the weekly MDT clinic working closely with consultants, nursing staff and our AHP colleagues, running follow up clinics for your patients outside of this. Our OT outpatient services provide flexible and holistic specialist cancer rehabilitation and symptom management at all stages of a patient's pathways to ensure they are supported to live well. This includes targeted symptom management programmes around fatigue, sleep and cancer related cognitive impairment.
This post will allow you to develop and utilise your specialist clinical skills in the management of people with complex health and rehabilitation needs. Whilst providing you with an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills, expand your professional development and participate in the wider local and national agenda's for cancer care. We can offer support and training if your experience is focused in another neuro specialty but you would like to transition into an Oncology setting.
Please see attached job description for full details
About us
Guy's Cancer has embarked upon a comprehensive cancer strategy that will shape the future of services for the next generation of patients. We strive to be a world class cancer service, delivering internationally distinctive services that are patient centred, research driven and clinically led.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification documentation for further information on the role and its requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification documentation for further information on the role and its requirements.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical experience in physical disability and knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional well being.
- Experience of complex rehabilitation in a physical setting
- Experience of cancer/palliative care within a generic acute/community setting.
- Experience of audit.
- Ability to supervise junior staff and students.
Desirable
- Oncology within a specialist centre / Palliative Care / Neurosciences / Frailty Mental /Health.
Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process within a cancer service relating to client centred practice.
- Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised and non standardised assessment tools.
- Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities in both a hospital and patients home environment.
- Proven organisational and management skills.
- Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings, coping positively with inter-professional tensions/ barriers.
- Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs, pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions
Desirable
- Understanding of the effects of cancer treatment.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical experience in physical disability and knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional well being.
- Experience of complex rehabilitation in a physical setting
- Experience of cancer/palliative care within a generic acute/community setting.
- Experience of audit.
- Ability to supervise junior staff and students.
Desirable
- Oncology within a specialist centre / Palliative Care / Neurosciences / Frailty Mental /Health.
Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process within a cancer service relating to client centred practice.
- Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised and non standardised assessment tools.
- Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities in both a hospital and patients home environment.
- Proven organisational and management skills.
- Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings, coping positively with inter-professional tensions/ barriers.
- Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs, pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions
Desirable
- Understanding of the effects of cancer treatment.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
