Occupational Therapist
Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice, Moggerhanger, Bedford, MK44 3RJ
22 hours per week
£32,322- £36,428 Per annum, Pro rata



About the Role

As an Occupational Therapist at Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice, you will play a vital role in identifying life roles and activities that are meaningful to patients and planning care to address barriers to perform these activities.

This role will suit an experienced practitioner with a broad knowledge base and experience of working in a wide variety of clinical fields who wishes to specialise in the field of palliative rehabilitation.

About you

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge of palliative care interventions, strong communication and inter-personal skills and the ability to work well within a close multi-disciplinary team.

Essential criteria:

• Highly specialist knowledge and application of therapy assessments and interventions using complex level clinical reasoning
• Experience of evidence based practice and outcome measures
• Motivational skills and goal setting for personalised care
• An ability to work autonomously and to set own and others’ priorities
• An ability to confidently assess and manage risk in relation to therapist/therapy service performance
• Excellent advanced communication skills
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses

Qualifications and registration

• Diploma / BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Registered with Health and Care Professionals Council

About Us
Be there when it matters!
There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist end-of-life care to support patients and their families.
Who are we:
• We are St John’s Hospice, in Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire.
• We are a CQC Outstanding rated hospice and provide compassionate and expert care in the hospice and the community.
• We are a close and supportive team looking to welcome new people and new ideas.
• We offer you the time to holistically care for your patients and their families.
• We offer palliative training and many educational opportunities.
• We have a peaceful environment surrounded by beautiful gardens, fields and visiting wildlife.
• Our aim at St Johns is to retain, support and develop our teams whilst providing outstanding care.

We are always eager to welcome potential candidates into the hospice for a visit either before applying or during the application process. Please do contact us to arrange a visit.

We have many other benefits:
• Company pension scheme (or a continuation of NHS pension*)
• 27 days holiday (pro rata) - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Corporate discount with hundreds of retailers and services
• Competitive enhanced pay for nights (30%), weekends (30%) & public holidays (60%)
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Cash referral bonus scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Free uniform
• Greatly subsidised hot and cold food from the in-house kitchen.
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website: https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

About Sue Ryder

Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition - we’re there when it matters. Our doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.

If you want more than just a job, then we would love to hear from you.