Senior Occupational Therapist

Senior Occupational Therapist -

£37,016.66 - £45,572.87 per annum for 37.5 hours per week

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 23 June, please ensure you are available on this date

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About Us

St Catherine’s Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.

We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, we’d love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing outstanding, person centred care to patients and those important to them.

The Role

This post is offered full time on a permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week (part time hours would be considered). Our core working hours are 8/8.30am - 4/4.30pm.

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Please note, the successful candidate will be an essential car user, therefore candidates must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

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About You

Are you a dedicated, resilient professional who takes proactive approach to patient centred care? Do you have sound clinical knowledge and are confident in your ability to plan, implement and adapt care effectively?

​We are seeking a passionate individual with strong interpersonal skills who can inspire, collaborate and bring a breadth of clinical experience to meet the diverse needs of our patients.

The Senior Occupational Therapist will bring a solution focused, compassionate approach, working independently and as part of our committed team, to support and build relationships with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams.

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Senior

Occupational Therapist role will bring

• Experience of working with palliative care, oncology, neurology, community or care of the elderly patients
• Sound knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions
• To carry out independent and joint assessments of allocated patients and their families
• To provide high standards of holistic and individualised patient care, embracing the hospice's vision and values

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​Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including

Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.

Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.

Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.

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How to Apply

If you join St Catherine’s, you’ll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: a future where everyone approaching death and those who love and care for them can access compassionate, specialist palliative and end of live care. If that sounds like something you’d find fulfilling, please apply today.

For a full job description and to apply please visit our website.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer, committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace.

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Terms & Conditions

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check

Privacy Policy for applicants https

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Please ensure you have read our employee and recruitment privacy statement prior to applying for this role.

Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom, please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorships.

Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.

We understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support some applications, whilst we do not discourage this, please ensure any documentation and applications submitted accurately and truthfully reflect your own experience and suitability for this role.

We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL. You can access the Hospice by car, bus, bike or walking, with full transport details on our website.

If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please email jobs@stch.org.uk or give us a call on 01293 447353.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.