About this role
Job summary
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 description
Job responsibilities
This 15 hour post is part of an existing job share.
The post holder will supervise an assistant practitioner.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Current Drivers License and use of car for business purposes.
- (Business Insurance)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with individuals who have life limiting conditions
- Experience of service development and the audit process
Desirable
- 5 years post registration experience
Skills
Essential
- 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
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland
Address
Valley Court, Barras Lane
Dalston
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA5 7NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hospiceathome.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)