Specialist Occupational Therapist , Orthopaedic Oncology Team

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust; Stanmore; In loco; GBP 36.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the orthopaedic oncology team. You will provide tailored OT assessment and treatment for patients with complex sarcoma and metastatic conditions, including inpatient rehabilitation and short-stay care.

You will work with OT & PT colleagues, support learning and service development, and may deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead during absences. NHS staff benefits and CPD opportunities are highlighted.

Competenze

• Experience in oncology/sarcoma rehabilitation and complex cases.
• Ability to assess and treat highly complex patients autonomously.
• Collaborative approach with OT & PT colleagues in sarcoma services.

Mansioni

• Provide comprehensive OT services for complex disabilities in sarcoma and oncology.
• Independently assess and treat patients from pre-assessment to inpatient rehabilitation.
• Support weekend OT service to aid patient discharges.
• Collaborate with OT & PT colleagues to deliver multidisciplinary care.
• Deputise for Band 7 OT Team Lead when needed.

Conoscenze

Occupational Therapy

Band 6 experience

Clinical assessment

Rehabilitation

Formazione

Registered OT

Descrizione del lavoro

Are you looking for a new challenge and would like to work in a specialist hospital? If you have a passion for orthopaedics, oncology or physical rehabilitation, and put your practical problem solving skills to the test to work with a rewarding group of patients, then this is the job for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Occupational Therapy department at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. This role would be within the well established orthopaedic oncology team to provide tailored, individualised care to patients with complex conditions including sarcoma, metastatic cancer including metastatic spinal cord compression. This role is ideally suited to an existing or emerging band 6 occupational therapist.

We are dedicated to support staff members upskill in both clinical and non clinical areas of practice. You will have excellent development opportunities in both clinical and non clinical areas of practice. You will be well supported by your clinical and professional Occupational Therapist supervisor, access to CPD opportunities, as well as leadership support if you are an emerging band 6 occupational therapist.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

• To provide a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for clients with a wide variety of complex and multiple disabilities within the specialities of sarcoma and Oncology To independently assess and treat patients from pre-assessment stage, through the acute post-operative phase of inpatient care, including short stay patients, in-patient rehabilitation/ out-patient rehabilitation.
• This post will be part of weekend Occupational Therapy service supporting discharges from the in-patients wards.
• To work alongside OT & PT colleagues in the sarcoma service for clients with a wide variety of complex and multiple disabilities within the speciality.
• To assess and treat highly complex patients in this clinical unit (with support where needed) and contribute to service development and learning culture within team/department and students.
• To deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in their absence as appropriate including administrative, managerial and clinical tasks.

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility.

For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Gonzales Job title: Senior Occupational Therapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 8909 5830

Natalie Healy, Clinical Specialist Manager for Therapies

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0208 909 5533