Specialist Palliative Occupational TherapistNHS

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.

Job description

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

The post holder will supervise an assistant practitioner.

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.