Highly Specialised Community Occupational Therapist-Palliative Care

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Southall seeks a dedicated Occupational Therapist to join their palliative care team. The role involves working collaboratively in various settings, ensuring high-quality care delivery for patients with complex needs. Ideal candidates should have experience in occupational therapy and a passion for improving patient outcomes. This position offers dynamic working conditions and significant opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in providing high-quality occupational therapy services.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Skills in prioritisation, assessment, and treatment of patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise in patient treatment within palliative care.
• Assist in support and rehabilitation in various settings.
• Manage complex care needs compassionately and efficiently.

Skills

Passionate about delivering exceptional palliative care

Skilled in collaborative working

Able to manage complex patient care needs

Committed to improving patient outcomes

Job description

A Vacancy at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.


Meadow House Hospice is excited to announce the opportunity to join our well-respected allied health professional team. This service offers the opportunity for staff to be at the frontline of developing and leading on the way we deliver care to our patients, their families and how we offer support to our partners in caring.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering exceptional palliative care. They must be skilled in collaborative working with a variety of healthcare professionals, able to manage complex patient care needs with compassion and efficiency and committed to improving patient outcomes and supporting our service expansion and development.

The OT service is provided for clients with specialist palliative care needs who are known to the service through the specialist palliative care team and the role involves community and hospice inpatient duties.

To provide a high quality and efficient occupational therapy service to patients with a wide range of physical and medical conditions referred to the Specialist Palliative Care Service.

To work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team at Meadow House Hospice, assisting in the provision of support and rehabilitation to adults, in all End of Care Life settings including the Inpatient Unit, Day Services and the Community

To provide clinical expertise in the prioritisation, assessment, and treatment of patients within the scope of the conditions referred to the Specialist Palliative Care service. To ensure that service provision supports the objectives of End-of-Life Care provision across Hounslow Specialist Palliative Care Service

We are looking for someone who is:

- Passionate about delivering exceptional palliative care.
- Skilled in collaborative working with a variety of healthcare professionals.
- Able to manage complex patient care needs with compassion and efficiency.
- Committed to improving patient outcomes and supporting our service expansion and development.

We offer:

- A supportive and dynamic working environment.
- Opportunities for professional development.
- The chance to make a significant impact on the lives of our patients and their families.



London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Friday 25 Jul 2025