Haemato-Oncology and Palliative Care (HOPe) Therapy Assistant

Are you passionate and dedicated about improving cancer and end of life care? An exciting and new opportunity has arisen for the role of Specialist Haemato-oncology and Palliative Care (HOPe) Assistant Therapist within a newly created Specialist Haemato-oncology and Palliative Care (HOPe) AHP teamat HDFT This is a fixed term /secondment project post until 31/3/26 from start of appointment to develop and deliver a high-quality heamato- oncology and palliative care specialist Therapy service to patients under the care of HDFT in community and outpatient settings. The post holder will work alongside the band 7 specialist Occupational Therapist (OT) who will lead the project, a band 6 OT and band 6 Physiotherapist (Physio) and Dietician within a multidisciplinary team.Main duties of the job To assist in planning, delivering and evaluating evidence based HOPe rehabilitation and education programsto enable patients to achieve personalised goals and facilitating 'best quality, safest care' o Within Cancer, the service will focus on patients diagnosed with Cancer of unknown primary (CUP), Lung, Upper GI, primary Brain cancers and those with haematological malignancy. o Within Specialist Palliative Care the service will focus on patients with progressive life limiting illness and complex needs within the defined referral criteria The Therapy Assistant will carry out planned programmes of therapy intervention for patients, with complex needs, under the supervision and direction of the Registered Therapists within the HOPe team. The role involves delivering therapy interventions to patients in their own homes and outpatient clinics to:

• facilitate optimal level of function and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions,
• facilitate optimal level of function to enable consideration of anticancer treatment
• facilitate preferred place of care,
• optimise symptom control,
• help to maximise quality of life and address individual needs.
Access to a car and clean driving licence are essential

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!


• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.