Specialist Occupational Therapist , Orthopaedic Oncology Team: Sponsorship Available

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge and would like to work in a specialist hospital? If you have a passion for orthopaedics, oncology or physical rehabilitation, and put your practical problem solving skills to the test to work with a rewarding group of patients, then this is the job for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Occupational Therapy department at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. This role would be within the well established orthopaedic oncology team to provide tailored, individualised care to patients with complex conditions including sarcoma, metastatic cancer including metastatic spinal cord compression. This role is ideally suited to an existing or emerging band 6 occupational therapist.

We are dedicated to support staff members upskill in both clinical and non clinical areas of practice. You will have excellent development opportunities in both clinical and non clinical areas of practice. You will be well supported by your clinical and professional Occupational Therapist supervisor, access to CPD opportunities, as well as leadership support if you are an emerging band 6 occupational therapist.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for clients with a wide variety of complex and multiple disabilities within the specialities of sarcoma and Oncology To independently assess and treat patients from pre-assessment stage, through the acute post-operative phase of inpatient care, including short stay patients, in-patient rehabilitation/ out-patient rehabilitation.
  • This post will be part of weekend Occupational Therapy service supporting discharges from the in-patients wards.
  • To work alongside OT & PT colleagues in the sarcoma service for clients with a wide variety of complex and multiple disabilities within the speciality.
  • To assess and treat highly complex patients in this clinical unit (with support where needed) and contribute to service development and learning culture within team/department and students.
  • To deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in their absence as appropriate including administrative, managerial and clinical tasks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • DipCOT/ Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Member of RCOT or recognised equivalent.
  • Registered with HCPC.
  • Evidence of relevant CPD.

Desirable

  • Clinical supervisors course.
  • Member of relevant Special Section at RCOT

Experience

Essential

  • 3 years minimum post qualification experience, including 6 months relevant clinical experience in field of Orthopaedics and/or Oncology.
  • 6 months NHS experience
  • Teaching experience
  • Supervision experience

Desirable

  • Experience with staff appraisal
  • Experience with clinical audit and outcome measures
  • 6 months experience as Band 6

Skills

Essential

  • Good written and spoken English
  • Report writing
  • Able to communicate with a variety of people, especially in emotional distress
  • Good organisation of self and time.
  • IT skills -to be tested in probationary period
  • Sound clinical reasoning and assessment skills

Desirable

  • Wheelchair assessment and seating
  • Therapeutic patient handling
  • Discharge planning.
  • Presentation skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 15 October 2026

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