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Job overview

An exciting post has arisen for an Occupational Therapist with expert knowledge and experience to join the Pain and Rheumatology Occupational Therapy teams at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

We are looking for a motivated Clinician who is passionate about empowering patients who have long term conditions (such as fibromyalgia, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis) to learn self-management skills through individual sessions and group work, in an Outpatient setting. Patient education may include joint protection, relaxation, pacing and hand exercises. Group sessions may include working into the pain programmes and joint protection programme.

You will be responsible for assessing patients using an Occupational Therapy bio-psycho-social approach for individual sessions. Your work will include a dynamic focus on the use of goal setting to help patients problem solve everyday activities that they may find difficult to do, such as work, leisure, sleep, driving, personal care, domestic tasks, activities with their family and socialising.

You will be able to effectively and creatively carry a full caseload without direct supervision whilst developing supervisory and project / service delivery skills. Working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and Occupational Therapy Department.

The work may include a mixture of working in the Occupational Therapy Outpatient Clinic and working from home.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused care.

Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist therapy provision in the Occupational Therapy Rheumatology and Pain Outpatient Service.

Responsible for providing specialist advice, training and support to, and liaising with, other staff, team members and students.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.