Occupational Therapist - Brainbow | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Brainbow was founded in 2013 as the first dedicated Neuro-Oncology rehabilitation service in the UK. The service was established by three local East of England charities, founded by the parents of children with brain tumours. Brainbow was launched with the aim ‘to ensure that all children with Brain Tumours reach their full potential’.
Over the past 10 years, the department has grown and adapted to best meet the needs of the children and family it serves and is now a fully funded NHS Service. Brainbow is a Multidisciplinary Team made up of a Clinical Lead, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Education and Clinical Psychology.The department is supported by a Service Manager and Administrative Assistant.
This advert is for a fixed term, Band 7 Occupational Therapist. This role works predominantly within the Brainbow Team seeing children and young people up to the age of 16 within the Outpatient setting, however there is scope to support the Inpatient teams with assessment and intervention and peer support from other Occupational Therapists that work within Children’s Services.
To provide a highly specialised Children’s Occupational Therapy Service to children under the care of Paediatric Oncology both in the Inpatient and Outpatient setting.
You will be part of a wider team of Therapists delivering a coordinated Neuro Rehabilitation Service.
You will offer liaison with local Children’s Occupational Therapy Services for children from shared Care Centres and offer occasional Outreach Services to children at home.
You will be responsible for supporting fellow members of the Neuro-oncology Rehabilitation Team, so it can deliver the highest possible standard of service within Paediatric Oncology.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 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.
The day to day responsibilities are highlighted in the available job description and we welcome applications from Occupational Therapists from different clinical backgrounds, but with relevant experience and transferrable skills, as any training and development needs will be identified and supported.
You would also have a supervisory role for a newly created B4 OT/PT Activity Coordinator post that has recently been implemented alongside our Brainbow Physiotherapist.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
The advert will close at midnight on 19 November 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on 25 November 2024.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site.Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024