Job requirements
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Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
A demonstrable interest in palliative care and understanding of rehabilitative palliative care
- Experience
Post-graduate experience working with relevant client groups
- Experience
Experience assessing complex physical conditions, setting goals and developing treatment plans
- Experience
Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience
Experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience
Demonstrates an extended scope of practice or shows willingness to develop through further training
- Qualifications
Degree qualification in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience supervising staff, students or volunteers
- Experience
Experience delivering education and training
- Experience
Experience working with community partners and external organisations
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled therapy team, working across hospice and community services to provide specialist occupational therapy assessments, goal-focused interventions and practical support. You'll work alongside nurses, physiotherapists, doctors, counsellors and other allied health professionals, helping to shape innovative palliative care services while championing a holistic rehabilitative approach.
Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral member of our multidisciplinary team, providing specialist occupational therapy support for patients with complex palliative care needs.
About us
At Dorothy House Hospice Care, we're passionate about delivering personalised, rehabilitative palliative care that focuses on what matters most to each individual. As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you'll play a key role in supporting patients, families and carers to maximise independence, maintain meaningful activities and improve quality of life.
Details
- Date posted: 25 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £20 to £25 an hour
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 9 months
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: WEBREC1000570
- Job locations: Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2LE, Winsley, BA15 2LE, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
SPECIALIST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - PALLIATIVE CARE | Band 6 | £20.44 - £24.61 per hour
Contract: Fixed Term of 9 months with the possibility of extension.
Part Time: 15 hours per week (ideally the middle / end of the week).
Location: Winsley, Wiltshire - working across our community (occasional remote working agreed)
WHY THIS ROLE?
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to specialise in palliative care and help people live as fully and independently as possible? Do you want to work as part of an innovative multidisciplinary team where your expertise can make a lasting difference to patients and families facing life-limiting illness?
ABOUT THE BENEFITS
Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:
25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service. Plus, the additional ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year!
Excellent training and development from day one, to support and grow you through your career!
Pension with Life Assurance.
Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
55p per mile for work travel.
Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.
WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral member of our multidisciplinary team, providing specialist occupational therapy support for patients with complex palliative care needs. Your responsibilities will include:
Providing specialist occupational therapy assessments, interventions and care planning for patients, families and carers
Championing the rehabilitative palliative care approach to help people maintain independence and achieve personalised goals
Managing a complex caseload and working collaboratively with colleagues across health, social care and voluntary sector services
Providing clinical advice and guidance to colleagues supporting patients with specialist palliative care needs
Supporting and supervising students, volunteers and Clinical Support Assistants where appropriate
Contributing to service development, quality improvement, audit and research activities
Delivering education, training and group-based interventions for patients, carers and professionals
Building strong relationships with community partners and multidisciplinary colleagues across the wider health system
See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.
ABOUT YOU
If you're a compassionate Occupational Therapist who enjoys working autonomously, values holistic care and is passionate about helping people live well despite complex illness, this could be the ideal next step in your career.
If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application! Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.
UK Registration
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