Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated Band Occupational Therapist to join the Therapy Team at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford. This role is ideal for newly qualified Occupational Therapists, those in the final six months of their studies, or existing Band clinicians seeking to broaden their experience across a range of specialities.
The post holder will work across the Churchill site, including the Oxford Cancer Centre, Renal and Transplant services, and the Oncology and Haematology wards. You will support a wide range of patients, including those recovering from surgery and those with complex medical needs, helping them regain independence and maximise their function.
As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will manage a caseload with support from senior colleagues, carrying out Occupational Therapy assessments, treatment plans, and interventions. You will be expected to work both collaboratively and autonomously, maintaining high standards of clinical documentation in line with Trust policy.
We are seeking Occupational Therapists who are enthusiastic, compassionate, and eager to learn. In return, we offer regular supervision, peer support, protected CPD time, and enrolment onto the OUH Preceptorship Programme. Annual Values Based Appraisals will support your continued professional growth.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention across Churchill inpatient wards, supporting patients to maximise independence and facilitate safe discharge.
2. Manage a delegated caseload, using clinical reasoning to plan, deliver and review treatment programmes with supervision from senior colleagues.
3. Communicate effectively with patients, carers, the MDT and external agencies to support coordinated care and timely discharge planning.
4. Maintain accurate clinical documentation and use electronic systems appropriately in line with Trust and professional standards.
5. Contribute to service delivery and development, including participation in supervision, CPD, in‑service training, and quality improvement activities.
6. Ensure safe and effective use of equipment and resources, providing guidance to patients and carers on equipment use and reporting any issues promptly.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world-renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK. We employ approximately, staff (including over, nurses and, doctors and AHP staff). The Trust comprises four main hospital sites: the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children's Hospital, West Wing, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre and Women's Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, North Oxfordshire.
The Churchill Hospital is a centre of excellence for cancer services and other specialities, including Specialist Surgery, Renal and Transplant, Clinical and Medical Oncology and Clinical Haematology.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
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