Job summary
Band 8a Clinical Lead - Oncology
Profession: Occupational Therapist
Royal Free, Hampstead
37.5 Hours per week
1 year FTC- maternity cover
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free.
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to cover maternity leave to lead and develop our therapy team on the oncology ward at the Hampstead site as well as the therapy team at Marie Curie Hospice.
You would be required to provide clinical leadership to a team, across 2 sites of Occupational Therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and therapy assistants. You will also be part of the leadership team for Occupational Therapy, developing the service in the trust.
The successful candidate is required to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In particular you should have proven experience of leading teams and be willing to work in new and innovative ways. This is an exciting time to be joining the therapy team at the Royal Free, as we are developing new ways of working, especially in Occupational Therapy.
If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification, we would welcome your application.
To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs
About us
To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at:www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree/Diploma in Occupational therapy
- oHCPC Registration
- oEvidence of Continuous Professional Development
- oPostgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to a Masters Degree level or equivalent
- oPostgraduate training or development in management/ leadership skills
- oMembership of special interest group
Experience
Essential
- oRecent experience in an acute setting in Oncology and palliative care (e.g. oncology/haematology, long term and life limiting conditions) or similar.
- oExperience of working autonomously, managing own priorities and multiple demands on time.
- oEvidence of having clinically supervised senior qualified staff
- oExperience of leading a service
- oActive involvement in clinical audit/research, quality improvement and policy/guideline implementation
- oExperience teaching in multi-disciplinary group setting.
- oExperience of facilitating service development by collaborating with stakeholders across other professions and organisations
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oHighly specialist knowledge and application of current best practice in oncology and palliative care
- oDemonstrates a clear ability to work efficiently and effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
- oDemonstrates an understanding of the research/audit/QI processes.
- oDemonstrates an understanding of governance requirements in leading a multiprofessional therapy team.
- oExcellent communication/ interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
- oExcellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- oAble to prioritise multiple tasks across a spectrum of urgent and important clinical and non clinical work.
- oAbility to manage frequent interruptions of job tasks during the working day.
- oExcellent leadership skills.
- oCommitted to best practice and aware of national standards and evidence.
- oClear understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on the service
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oProfessional attitude
- oA commitment to professional development of self and others
- oFlexible approach to working based on service needs.
- oAbility to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment and support others to do so.
- oInnovative and creative thinker
Others
Essential
- oAbility to carry out manual handling tasks in line with trust guidelines
- oCompetent IT skills
- oFamiliar with NHS and Social Care Policies
- oAble to comply with equal opportunities policies
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree/Diploma in Occupational therapy
- oHCPC Registration
- oEvidence of Continuous Professional Development
- oPostgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to a Masters Degree level or equivalent
- oPostgraduate training or development in management/ leadership skills
- oMembership of special interest group
Experience
Essential
- oRecent experience in an acute setting in Oncology and palliative care (e.g. oncology/haematology, long term and life limiting conditions) or similar.
- oExperience of working autonomously, managing own priorities and multiple demands on time.
- oEvidence of having clinically supervised senior qualified staff
- oExperience of leading a service
- oActive involvement in clinical audit/research, quality improvement and policy/guideline implementation
- oExperience teaching in multi-disciplinary group setting.
- oExperience of facilitating service development by collaborating with stakeholders across other professions and organisations
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oHighly specialist knowledge and application of current best practice in oncology and palliative care
- oDemonstrates a clear ability to work efficiently and effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
- oDemonstrates an understanding of the research/audit/QI processes.
- oDemonstrates an understanding of governance requirements in leading a multiprofessional therapy team.
- oExcellent communication/ interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
- oExcellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- oAble to prioritise multiple tasks across a spectrum of urgent and important clinical and non clinical work.
- oAbility to manage frequent interruptions of job tasks during the working day.
- oExcellent leadership skills.
- oCommitted to best practice and aware of national standards and evidence.
- oClear understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on the service
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oProfessional attitude
- oA commitment to professional development of self and others
- oFlexible approach to working based on service needs.
- oAbility to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment and support others to do so.
- oInnovative and creative thinker
Others
Essential
- oAbility to carry out manual handling tasks in line with trust guidelines
- oCompetent IT skills
- oFamiliar with NHS and Social Care Policies
- oAble to comply with equal opportunities policies
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).
