Macmillan Occupational Therapist

At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust we are very proud of our specialist palliative care and End of life care Co-ordination Hub. The CQC awarded us excellent for our service in 2017. The team consists of specialist Palliative consultants, palliative care clinical nurse specialists for the Acute and community, end of life care facilitators, an Urgent response team and Specialist Macmillan Occupational Therapists & Physiotherapist. The Connected Palliative Care Hub provides a 24/7 service to patients who are in hospital and the community in Sandwell and West Birmingham. The Macmillan Therapy Team offers services to palliative patients in the Acute Hospital, Day Hospice and in their own home., The successful candidate will be able to navigate the faced paced nature of facilitating Fast track discharges home for patients within the Acute Hospital setting, where home is their preferred place of care. Carrying out Holistic Needs Assessments on palliative patients establishing client centred goals that patients wish to achieve along their journey taking into consideration limitations surrounding their disease trajectory. Using therapeutic activities to provide advice and techniques that empower patients' self-management of symptomatic relief. Supporting these patients with advanced care planning and promoting quality of life up to and until end of life., This well-established specialist palliative care team will impart their experience and knowledge to support this new post holder. You must be a registered Occupational Therapist with core skills, developed experience and clinical knowledge around palliative symptom control and end of life care. You will have access to structured clinical supervision as professional development is a high priority along with the expectation that you will supervise and support colleagues, junior staff and students. You must be a car owner/driver and be able to organize and prioritise your caseload and implement patient plans of care independently. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator with broad clinical experience, who is able to demonstrate personal and emotional resilience, the ability to adapt to changing pressures, a caring approach and a commitment to delivering the best possible quality care.

This is a really exciting time for professionals who want influence the development of services for palliative care patients. If you feel that you have the enthusiasm, passion and knowledge for this post then please apply after reading the job description and person specification to ensure that you meet the essential criteria. If you would like more information about this post please contact Rachael Brown at [email protected] or

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is an integrated care Organisation. Our new Acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), has just opened and is providing care to our local population from new first class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Please note that the role may therefore at times require Cross-site working between MMUH, Rowley Regis Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus & Sandwell Council House in Oldbury.