Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for Haematology. Our cancer services based at Hammersmith Hospital offers a unique opportunity to work in a leading specialist cancer centre. We offer the most up-to-date chemotherapy, stem cell transplant and CAR-T treatments, which leads to one of the best survival rates in the country. We also treat multiple red cell conditions and are providing stem cell transplants to treat sickle cell disease. In this specialist role, you will be a senior therapist providing high quality occupational therapy, to inpatients with both red and white cell haematology conditions.
We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking and passionate therapist with excellent leadership, communication skills and advanced clinical skills, to join the team and deliver high quality, timely care. You will possess the ability to remain calm and professional under pressure. It is important that the successful applicant is a team player with a positive outlook, has enthusiasm and has the ability to learn and develop new skills.
You must be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and experience in Haematology, possessing highly specialist assessment, treatment and risk management skills. The ability to work autonomously, but also well within a multi-disciplinary team is essential, as is the ability to promote the role of Therapies and the implementation of evidence-based practice.
Main duties of the job
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
- To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work.
- To employ excellent presentation skills to promote multidisciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to a broad range of audiences, including other professionals and users.
- Promote a culture of research awareness, research preparedness and activity in the team.
- To ensure own and direct reports’ Personal Development Plans (PDP) are in line with therapies and trust objectives.
- To undertake other duties considered appropriate by Clinical Lead or therapy senior leadership team.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy
- State registration with the Health Professions Council
- Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
- Clinical Educators course or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of the Professional Organisation
- Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
- Relevant Postgraduate clinical qualification
- Management skills or leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
- Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
- Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter agency working
- Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
- Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
- Experience of service development/change management
- Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
- Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role)
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
- Leadership of a therapy team
- Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
- Clinical research experience
- Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions
- Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of relevant conditions
- Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills
- Advanced knowledge of relevant conditions
- Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of the relevant therapy area
- Knowledge of the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors health/illness behaviours
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively
- Able to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet differing patient needs
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
- Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others in both formal and informal environments
- Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others
- Skills in supervision, mentoring and coaching
- Ability to analyse activity and outcome data accurately and objectively
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients or carers
- Competent IT skills
- Ability to cope with work pressures and manage time effectively
- Ability to seek guidance and assistance when required and to be aware of personal limitations.
- Clear vision of role and commitment to the specialty
- Advanced communication skills with patients, carers and colleagues
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
- Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Closing Date: 18 November 2026
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