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Due to internal promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our innovative and forward thinking team of Allied Health Professionals at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
As one of the UKs leading Cancer Centres, we provide highly specialist cancer care to a population of over 2.7 million people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and surrounding areas including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
We are seeking a suitably experienced Occupational Therapist who demonstrates our Trust values of being: Kind, Empowered, Inclusive and Responsible. You will have a varied and diverse caseload, supporting our Oncology patients to live well, with and beyond Cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be supported by our wider Occupational Therapy team, consisting of 2.5 Band 7s, 2.5 Band 6s, plus Therapy Assistants who work across our OT and Physiotherapy teams.
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is committed to flexible ways of working that balance the needs of our patients and our staff. The successful candidate will be based at our Liverpool site, which was newly opened in 2020 and provides a modern work environment
Our Band 6 Occupational Therapists are crucial members of the team, providing high quality, evidence based Occupational Therapy interventions for people living with Cancer. Duties may include:
Conducting comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments such as baseline assessments, functional assessments, cognitive assessments
Developing and implementing individualised and holistic treatment plans in conjunction with patients
Assessing environmental risks and prescription of equipment and adaptations to support patients to live well at home
Taking a key role in organising and facilitating discharge planning
Representing the Occupational Therapy team in Multidisciplinary team meetings and Boardrounds
Promoting the OT role through training of the wider Multidisciplinary team
Maintaining a high standard of clinical record keeping in accordance with HCPC guidelines
Adhering to local and national guidelines and protocols
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (Company Name - Subscribers only) Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are –
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Details
Date posted
06 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
158-25-240-AHP
Job locations
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree OR Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Proven experience of working with patients with physical health conditions
- Ability to conduct and analyse standardised and non standardised assessment tools with Occupational Therapy
- Ability to assess for and prescribe or advise on adaptive equipment, assistive devices, and wheelchairs
- Ability to work autonomously
- Awareness of occupational therapy equipment and clinical reason(s) for use
Desirable
- Knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process within the field of Oncology
- Knowledge of orthotics and/or splinting principles and availability to prevent deformity and manage pain and function
- Experience working in outpatients setting
Experience
Essential
- Varied post registration clinical experience working with patients with physical health conditions
- Experience in supervision / mentoring of junior staff, assistants and students
Desirable
- Oncology and/or palliative care experience
- Experience of acute inpatient care of people experiencing neurological or orthopaedic deficits
- Participation in audit
- Experience working with a varied MDT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree OR Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Proven experience of working with patients with physical health conditions
- Ability to conduct and analyse standardised and non standardised assessment tools with Occupational Therapy
- Ability to assess for and prescribe or advise on adaptive equipment, assistive devices, and wheelchairs
- Ability to work autonomously
- Awareness of occupational therapy equipment and clinical reason(s) for use
Desirable
- Knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process within the field of Oncology
- Knowledge of orthotics and/or splinting principles and availability to prevent deformity and manage pain and function
- Experience working in outpatients setting
Experience
Essential
- Varied post registration clinical experience working with patients with physical health conditions
- Experience in supervision / mentoring of junior staff, assistants and students
Desirable
- Oncology and/or palliative care experience
- Experience of acute inpatient care of people experiencing neurological or orthopaedic deficits
- Participation in audit
- Experience working with a varied MDT