Occupational Therapist; Band 6

Position: Occupational Therapist (Band 6)

Job Title

Occupational Therapist

Job Summary

Be part of a proactive multidisciplinary and professional team who put excellent patient care as their priority. Offer holistic needs assessment, provide individually planned care informed by patient wishes, and support patients and families to have open and honest conversations about end‑of‑life care.

Job Responsibilities

• Use evidence‑based knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning to undertake highly complex clinical assessments in nursing homes, hospitals, or patients’ own homes, identifying needs, treatment aims, and goals in collaboration with the individual patient and the multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and treat in‑patients, out‑patients, and those attending outreach clinics, including advanced skills in wheelchair adjustment, therapeutic handling/hoisting, and discharge planning.
• Use specialist skills to engage patients with challenging behaviour or psychological/psychiatric needs in purposeful treatment programmes, in collaboration with the MDT, to ensure holistic care.
• Determine patients’ level of understanding of the treatment plan to ensure valid consent and work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity.
• Use recognised outcome measures and goal‑setting measures to motivate challenging clients.
• Apply advanced specialist assessment and analytical skills to interpret and analyse clinical and non‑clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses in complex conditions.

About Us

As an award‑winning employer, Pilgrims provides end‑of‑life care services to patients and their families across east Kent, delivering open, compassionate care and expertise in both community and inpatient units.

Benefits

• Modern, friendly and highly professional working environments
• Opportunities for professional development through extensive learning
• Alignment with NHS pay rates and continuity in NHS pension scheme membership
• A sense of achievement in supporting a worthwhile cause
• Work‑life balance
• Locations across well‑populated areas of east Kent with good transport links
• NHS and financial discounts (e.g., Blue Light Card)
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free hospice parking

Job Details

Salary
: £38,682 to £46,580 a year DOE, pro‑rata equivalent
Contract
:
Permanent
Working Pattern
:
Part‑time (0.5 FTE / 19 hours per week)
Reference number
: B
Locations
:
Pilgrims Hospice In Thanet, Ramsgate Road, Margate, Kent, CT94AD

Main Purpose and Scope of the Job

It is recognised that independence and mobility are an important factor in maximizing quality of life for patients. The Occupational Therapist is to support Pilgrims Hospice patients to achieve maximum independent function and help them retain that independence for as long as possible while under Pilgrims care.

Person Specification Qualifications

Essential

• DipCOT / Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Member of COT or recognised equivalent
• Registered with HPC
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Full clean driving licence

Desirable

• First line Management / Leadership Course
• MSc or equivalent
• Clinical supervisors course
• Member of relevant special interest group

Experience

Essential

• Post‑qualification experience as an occupational therapist
• Relevant clinical experience to the post, preferably including experience of Palliative Care
• Experience working in MDT

Desirable

• Teaching experience
• Experience supervising staff and students
• Experience in clinical audit and outcome measures

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good written and spoken English
• Able to communicate with variety of people, occasionally in emotional distress
• Good organisation of self and time
• Basic skills in therapeutic patient handling & discharge planning
• Advanced OT skills relevant to work area
• Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills
• Detailed knowledge of biomechanical and/or neurological treatment approaches
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of adaptive equipment

Desirable

• Good presentation skills
• Working knowledge of research methodologies
  
  Up‑to‑date knowledge of specialist equipment relevant to the post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS check for any previous convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer name:
Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent
Address:
Pilgrims Hospice In Thanet, Ramsgate Road, Margate, Kent, CT94AD

Website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./jobs

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Part‑time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

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