# Highly Specialist Neoru-Oncology Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-neoru-oncology-occupational-therapist/58dd9d94-4c33-4e25-a847-b955a76fe3a1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-neoru-oncology-occupational-therapist/58dd9d94-4c33-4e25-a847-b955a76fe3a1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Royal Marsden, Chelsea - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T09:31:34.074Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Cheslea/The_Royal_Marsden_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_services/Clinical_services-v8334596 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8334596?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Band 7 Neuro-Oncology Occupational Therapist, Sutton and Chelsea 37.5 hours per week. Award-Winning Patient Care We’re world-renowned for our research and treatment of cancer and we have been awarded the Charter Mark for our commitment to excellence in patient care. What can we provide for you? The opportunity to work within the largest cancer centre in Europe and to build on your existing skills and experience. The hospital encourages professional and personal development through an in-service education programme and support for study leave. How do we work? We take a multiprofessional approach to the rehabilitation of patients with cancer undergoing treatment. This post is dedicated to the rehabilitation of patients with neuro-oncology diagnoses. The post holder will be pivotal in the development of the neuro-oncology service as well as the key professional in providing Occupational Therapy input for the neuro-oncology patients as well as those with neurological deficits resulting from cancer and its treatment. The Royal Marsden Foundation NHS Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with an international reputation for high quality patient care, research & development and education. To make an informal enquiry or to visit us, please contact Lauren Blackburn, Lead OT, on 020 8661 3090 Application pack please contact, please contact the Recruitment Bureau on 020 8643 5846 (24 hour answerphone), quoting reference number.' ### Main duties of the job - Cancer care is a rapidly developing area of expertise within Occupational Therapy. - This Band 7 Occupational Therapist will jointly lead the Neuro-Oncology service with Physiotherapy colleagues across both sites of the Trust. They will treat inpatients and manage and prioritise outpatient referrals, co-ordinate outpatient appointments, assess patients, provide and develop the neuro-oncology service to this patient group including the use of supported self-management strategies and onward referral. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Undertake and oversee all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. - The Band 7 Occupational Therapist is responsible for the provision of a high quality and evidence-based service. The post holder is a skilled practitioner, who will act as a source of knowledge and expertise for patients, families and other members of the health care team. The post holder takes a lead role in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the occupational therapy service within areas of advanced clinical practice. - Provide a holistic and advanced assessment of patients with primary Central Nervous System tumours. These patients may present with complex physical, emotional and psychological needs as a result of their cancer diagnosis and its treatment with surgery, radiotherapy, protons and systemic anti-cancer therapy. Key areas of responsibility - Working autonomously in ward (including CCU) and outpatient settings to provide complex clinical assessment of the physical, biomechanical, sensory, psychological, cognitive, perceptual, and interpersonal deficits affecting the functioning of individuals with neuro-oncology diagnosis and neurological problems arising from cancer; as well as support their families and carers through the use of advanced clinical reasoning. - Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patient’s needs based on activity analysis using a client-centred, problem solving approach. Key Tasks and Responsibilities Education, Research and Development Responsibilities - Leading the collection and collation of data and publication of evidence through approved research and audit e.g. publishing articles in recognized professional journals. - Contributing to the development and implementation of education programmes within the Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing & Rehabilitation e.g. teaching on modules of the AHP post-graduate diploma/Masters courses, nursing and AHP diploma/degree courses and specific study days and conferences. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post graduate clinical experience with a minimum of two years’ experience in oncology and neuro-oncology. - Evidence of experience in clinical supervision and appraisal. - Evidence of experience in leadership, project management, audit, outcomes measurement and clinical governance. - Evidence of experience in presentation and teaching skills. ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy. - State Registration with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) for Occupational Therapy. - Evidence of experience in clinical supervision and appraisal. - Evidence of experience in leadership, project management, audit, outcomes measurement and clinical governance. - Evidence of experience in presentation and teaching skills. - Post-grad study days/courses in oncology/neuro-oncology/palliative care. - Significant post graduate clinical experience with a minimum of two years’ experience in oncology and neuro-oncology. **Desirable** - Membership of a clinical interest group in occupational therapy. - Approved fieldwork supervisor course. - Accredited wheelchair course. - Accredited splinting and hand therapy course. ### Skills Abilities/knowledge **Essential** - Advanced knowledge of functional assessment and treatment techniques for oncology, neuro-oncology and palliative care patients, including physical, cognitive, psychosocial functional assessments and treatment, as well as specific symptom and lifestyle management techniques (e.g. relaxation, anxiety, breathlessness and fatigue management). - Risk assessment: Ability to carry out risk assessments concerning patients and staff safety, including Manual Handling. Ability to assess risks associated with lone working, take responsibility for reporting to colleagues and ensuring self and patient are safe at all times. Ability to assess potential risks with regard to patients’ discharge from hospital. - Expertise in group dynamics, planning, facilitating, running and evaluating therapeutic groups. - Advanced clinical reasoning as well as analytical and creative problems solving skills. - Communication skills: Advanced communication skills with particular ability to work with complex/sensitive situations with patients, carers, OT colleagues and the wider MDT; Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills as required in an oncology and palliative care setting; Ability to deal with imparting bad news. - Written and documentation skills: Ability to produce professional and accurate notes and records including management reports, service development proposals, multi-professional care plans, letters, assessments for hospital and external agencies. - Reflective Skills: Ability to reflect on and make positive changes to own and departmental clinical practices. - Team skills: Ability to facilitate supportive team working to maintain efficacy, efficiency and morale. - Autonomous working: Ability to work in a highly motivated self-directed manner on clinical and departmental activities. - Organisational skills: Ability to prioritise workload and organise time effectively to manage multiple priorities. - Supervisory skills: Ability to fulfil supervisory and mentor role for junior staff and undergraduate students. - Educational skills: Ability to teach both patients and carers in areas relating to rehabilitation; Proven ability to prepare and deliver presentations and education sessions to health care colleagues and members of public. - IT skills: Ability to enter data, prepare reports, formal written documentation and multi-media presentations. Confident in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel. - NHS/Trust: Sound understanding of current NHS and the Trust’s issues. **Desirable** - Membership of a clinical interest group in occupational therapy. ## Documents - [282-sa1903-jdps (pdf, 418.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10658008) - [royal marsden trust values (pdf, 715.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2360) - [workplace wellbeing and rewards guide (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2580) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.