Specialist Palliative Occupational Therapist

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland welcomes applications for a Specialist Palliative Care Occupational Therapist. This 15‑hour post is part of an existing job share, with supervision of an assistant practitioner.

You will provide expert assessment, equipment provision and symptom management to support patients living at home with life‑limiting conditions. The role spans community and inpatient hospice settings, offering opportunities for professional development within a supportive

Qualifications

• 5 years post-registration experience.
• Experience with life-limiting conditions.
• Experience in service development and audit processes.
• Current Driver’s Licence and car for business use.
• Palliative Care qualification (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist OT assessment and intervention for life-limiting illness across community and hospice settings.
• Support independence and quality of life through person-centred rehab.
• Assess for equipment, adaptations and moving/handling solutions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to plan and evaluate holistic palliative care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service development and quality improvement.
• Provide input across community and inpatient hospice settings as required.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Enhanced communication skills

Networking across boundaries

Flexibility 5-day week

Education

Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Palliative Care Qualification

Job description

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland

Specialist Palliative Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 22 November 2026

Looking for a role where every day matters?

Join our friendly community hospice team as a Specialist Palliative Care Occupational Therapist and help people live well, independently and comfortably in the place they call home. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll provide expert assessment, equipment provision, symptom management support and practical solutions that make a real difference to patients and those important to them.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Palliative Care Occupational Therapist, you will:

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for patients with life-limiting illness across community and hospice settings.
• Support patients to maintain independence, function, choice and quality of life through person-centred rehabilitation and adaptive approaches.
• Assess for and facilitate provision of equipment, adaptations and moving and handling solutions.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to plan, deliver and evaluate holistic palliative care.
• Offer advice, education and support to patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to complex care planning, discharge planning and advance care discussions.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and participate in service development, audit and quality improvement activities.
• Support service delivery across the community hospice service and provide clinical input within the inpatient hospice unit as required, ensuring seamless care across settings.

About us

Hospice at Home Carlisle and Northlakeland, has been part of our community for nearly 30 years. Covering Carlisle, Eden and North Allerdale and 1500 square miles and a population of nearly 200,000 people.

The charity offers a rewarding and varied specialist role

A supportive multi-disciplined working environment

Opportunities for professional development

A supportive network of specialist palliative occupational therapists across the national Hospice sector.

Job responsibilities

This 15 hour post is part of an existing job share.

The post holder will supervise an assistant practitioner.

Other

• Current Drivers License and use of car for business purposes.
• (Business Insurance)

Experience

• Experience of working with individuals who have life limiting conditions
• Experience of service development and the audit process
• 5 years post registration experience

Skills

• Autonomous practitioner accepting responsibility for managing, prioritising and making clinical judgements in complex situations.
• Enhanced communication skills
• Ability to network within/across organisational boundaries
• Flexible to work across the 5 day working week

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Palliative Care Qualification

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.

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland