The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Band 5 Occupational Therapist
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Occupational Therapist - Band 5
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a leading Cancer Hospital in London, and the Occupational Therapy Department is recruiting to a permanent, full time, Band 5 role in our Chelsea hospital (which attracts inner London weighting) to work across Adult wards and outpatients.
About the Role
You will be joining a supportive and friendly team of qualified Occupational Therapists working in an acute setting to support needs of patients undergoing cancer treatment across all tumour groups. There is excellent internal and external CPD opportunities, generous support for study leave and comprehensive staff benefits via Vivup.
Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patient’s needs based on activity analysis using a client-centred, problem-solving approach.
- Liaising with multi professional team within the hospital and community, to achieve optimum rehabilitation outcomes and planned coordinated packages of support across health and social care.
- Taking a key role in organising and facilitating discharge planning case conferences where functional independence is paramount.
- Teaching patients specialised strategies aimed towards the management of symptoms related to cancer e.g. relaxation and anxiety management, breathlessness and fatigue management.
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About the Employer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
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At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Contact Information
We encourage you to contact us to discuss the role if you are interested in applying. Please contact Lauren Blackburn on lauren.blackburn@rmh.nhs.uk or 020 3186 5937.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lauren Blackburn
- Job title: Operational Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address: lauren.blackburn@rmh.nhs.uk
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