Occupational Therapist

To assess and treat own specialist caseload of patients andmaintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, seekingsupport for more complex cases from the Macmillan OccupationalTherapy Team Leader. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties asan autonomous practitioner, holding responsibility for theoccupational therapy needs of inpatients and outpatients attendingthe Trust., To participate in the delivery of a comprehensive occupational therapy service, undertaking appropriateassessment, treatment planning and implementation for patients with diverse or complex presentation andmultiple pathologies.To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to ensure optimal functional outcome for patients includingcomplex discharge planning and to support patients with changing and deteriorating function.To work in conjunction with the MDT members to coordinate safe and effective interventions, employingTrust and departmental guidelines.To provide supervision and training for the Macmillan therapy assistant staff linked to the occupationaltherapy service. To provide training to staff as part of the Trust's educational programme on the role ofoccupational therapy and the specialist interventions the team provides.To be willing to participate in training courses and study days to develop own continuous professionaldevelopment as required by the service.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.