Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 193-7442904NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2025 15:00
Employer heading

Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Palliative Care
NHS AfC: Band 7
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Palliative Care
The Royal Berkshire Hospital has a multi-professional palliative care team and the Senior Occupational Therapist has a pivotal role within the team. You will be working with Consultants, nurses, another Occupational Therapist, a Counsellor and our specialist administrators.
We work across all adult inpatient areas in the hospital.
Main duties of the job
The Royal Berkshire Hospital has a multi-professional palliative care team and the Senior Occupational Therapist has a pivotal role within the team. You will be working with Consultants, nurses, another Occupational Therapist, a Counsellor and our specialist administrators.
We work across all adult inpatient areas in the hospital.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- To have a degree or other recognised qualification in occupational therapy
- HPC Registered
- Post graduate specialist experience in palliative care as demonstrated by ongoing CPD
- Specialist knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of conditions, including advanced clinical reasoning and treatment skills
- Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
- Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its implications for the occupational therapy service and palliative care
Desirable criteria
- Masters level qualification in palliative care
- Experience of a range of health settings
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to process and share complex information
- Demonstrates professional autonomy
- Able to pass on specialist skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal settings, including multidisciplinary groups
Desirable criteria
- Training and Presentation skills
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jacquie Batchford
- Job title
- Palliative Care Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 7826
- Additional information
Elizabeth Flannery
Consultant Nurse in Palliative Care
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