Highly Specialist Palliative Care Occupational Therapist
Step into a role where your expertise genuinely impacts lives. We’re inviting an enthusiastic and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our highly respected Palliative Care team within a CQC‑rated Outstanding specialist Trust.
You’ll become a key member of a supportive, forward‑thinking service, delivering Occupational Therapy across a variety of settings:
- Working with inpatients receiving specialist palliative care
- Assessing outpatients in our multidisciplinary palliative care clinic
- Visiting palliative care patients in their own homes to provide truly person‑centred care
Your work will span the full Liverpool region, so a driving licence and access to an appropriately insured vehicle are essential.
Main duties of the job
This position is ideal for someone with a passion for palliative care. Experience with chronic respiratory disease or cardiothoracic oncology would be advantageous, but a commitment to delivering high‑quality, compassionate care is essential.
You’ll work closely with an experienced palliative care MDT and be co‑located with our inpatient Occupational Therapy team, ensuring seamless collaboration and shared learning. Regular peer supervision and strong team support will help you settle in quickly and continue developing your clinical skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As the Palliative Care OT, you’ll contribute to research, teaching and service development. Experience in presenting or teaching would be beneficial.
- Provide Occupational Therapy to patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Deliver home visits to palliative care patients.
- Assist in the development and delivery of evidence‑based interventions.
- Support training and workload management for junior staff and students.
- Participate in service development initiatives and audits.
- Maintain professional records and electronic patient documentation.
This is a 22.5 hour post, with Tuesdays and Fridays required.
Person specification
Qualifications and experience
- Diploma, Degree or MSc in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of specialist postgraduate learning
- Membership of relevant specialist interest groups
- Advanced communication skills training
Knowledge & experience
- NHS experience at band 6 level, including palliative care settings
- Evidence of recent CPD and attendance at relevant courses
- Knowledge of the MDT and its contributions to patient care
- Experience supervising and developing junior staff and/or students
- Participation in service development and audit
- Previous cardiothoracic experience
- Holistic approach aligned with varying needs of palliative care patients
Skills & abilities
- Work effectively with MDT and all staff grades
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills based on evidence and current research
- Use advanced communication skills with patients and families
- Empathy and reassurance skills
- Teaching and presenting to mixed audiences
- Mandatory training and appraisal compliance
- IT skills including electronic patient records
- Holistic approach to patient needs
Values & behaviours
- Enthusiasm, vision and commitment to excellence
- Develop expertise and share knowledge
- Professional and forward‑thinking attitude
- Collaborative teamwork across OT, therapy and palliative care teams
- Flexibility and resilience in high‑pressure situations
- Adherence to trust values and behaviours
- Effective time management and flexibility for clinical and non‑clinical duties
- Diplomatic and tactful communication
Working conditions
- Band 7, NHS AfC, 22.5 hours per week (permanent, part‑time)
- Hours include Tuesdays and Fridays
- Driver’s licence and access to insured vehicle required
- Salary £49,387 – £56,515 pro rata yearly
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