Occupational Therapist
Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice
Oxenhope, Keighley
22.5 hours per week
£37,895 - £41,669 Per annum, Pro rata
£19.38 - £21.31 p/h
Be there when it matters
There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist end-of-life care to support patients and their families.
About us
Manorlands Hospice is in Oxenhope, near Keighley. As well as expert palliative care, we support people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. We work across Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven, and North and Bradford.
About the Role
As an Occupational Therapist at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice, you will play a vital role in identifying life roles and activities that are meaningful to patients and planning care to address barriers to perform these activities.
This role will suit an experienced practitioner with a broad knowledge base and experience of working in a wide variety of clinical fields who wishes to specialise in the field of palliative rehabilitation.
About you
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge of palliative care interventions, strong communication and inter-personal skills and the ability to work well within a close multi-disciplinary team.
Essential criteria:
• Highly specialist knowledge and application of therapy assessments and interventions using complex level clinical reasoning
• Experience of evidence based practice and outcome measures
• Motivational skills and goal setting for personalised care
• An ability to work autonomously and to set own and others’ priorities
• An ability to confidently assess and manage risk in relation to therapist/therapy service performance
• Excellent advanced communication skills
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses
Qualifications and registration
• Diploma / BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Registered with Health and Care Professionals Council
Benefits
• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)
For more details, please visit our website
While we do not mandate the COVID-19 vaccination, we strongly encourage anyone working closely with vulnerable people to be fully vaccinated. Sue Ryder has a duty to protect those in our care and the vaccination is considered best practice to protect yourself and others from the virus.
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition – we’re there when it matters. Our doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.
