Band 5 Occupational Therapist

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification Working under supervision of band 6 in ward and outpatient settings to provide complex clinical assessment of the biomechanical, sensory, psychological, cognitive, perceptual and interpersonal deficits affecting the functioning of individuals with cancer, their families and carers through the use of clinical reasoning. Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patients needs based on activity analysis using a client-centred, problem solving approach. Developing and implementing treatment and educational groups for people with cancer and their carers. Carrying out complex functional and risk assessments required to provide appropriate equipment and to teach patients, carers and staff safe and correct use to maximise safety and independence within the hospital and home environments. Assessing environmental risks and prescription of equipment and adaptations in the patients home. This may involve lone working. Undertaking risk assessment of manual handling issues related to patients rehabilitation, complying with the Trusts Manual Handling Policy. Maintaining contemporaneous and high quality patient documentation as well as writing formal reports necessary for the implementation of care packages and home equipment to enable safe discharge and ongoing rehabilitation. For full job description, please refer to Job Description and Person Specification. Job description Job responsibilities For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification Working under supervision of band 6 in ward and outpatient settings to provide complex clinical assessment of the biomechanical, sensory, psychological, cognitive, perceptual and interpersonal deficits affecting the functioning of individuals with cancer, their families and carers through the use of clinical reasoning. Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patients needs based on activity analysis using a client-centred, problem solving approach. Developing and implementing treatment and educational groups for people with cancer and their carers. Carrying out complex functional and risk assessments required to provide appropriate equipment and to teach patients, carers and staff safe and correct use to maximise safety and independence within the hospital and home environments. Assessing environmental risks and prescription of equipment and adaptations in the patients home. This may involve lone working. Undertaking risk assessment of manual handling issues related to patients rehabilitation, complying with the Trusts Manual Handling Policy. Maintaining contemporaneous and high quality patient documentation as well as writing formal reports necessary for the implementation of care packages and home equipment to enable safe discharge and ongoing rehabilitation. For full job description, please refer to Job Description and Person Specification.