Job summary
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to specialise in palliative care and help people live as fully and independently as possible? Do you want to work as part of an innovative multidisciplinary team where your expertise can make a lasting difference to patients and families facing life-limiting illness?

Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled therapy team, working across hospice and community services to provide specialist occupational therapy assessments, goal-focused interventions and practical support. You'll work alongside nurses, physiotherapists, doctors, counsellors and other allied health professionals, helping to shape innovative palliative care services while championing a holistic rehabilitative approach.

About us
At Dorothy House Hospice Care, we're passionate about delivering personalised, rehabilitative palliative care that focuses on what matters most to each individual. As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you'll play a key role in supporting patients, families and carers to maximise independence, maintain meaningful activities and improve quality of life.

Job responsibilities
SPECIALIST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - PALLIATIVE CARE | Band 6 | £20.44 - £24.61 per hour
Contract: Fixed Term of 9 months with the possibility of extension.
Part Time: 15 hours per week (ideally the middle / end of the week).
Location: Winsley, Wiltshire - working across our community (occasional remote working agreed)

ABOUT THE BENEFITS:
Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

• 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service. Plus, the additional ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year!
• Excellent training and development from day one, to support and grow you through your career!
• Pension with Life Assurance.
• Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
• 55p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral member of our multidisciplinary team, providing specialist occupational therapy support for patients with complex palliative care needs. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing specialist occupational therapy assessments, interventions and care planning for patients, families and carers
• Championing the rehabilitative palliative care approach to help people maintain independence and achieve personalised goals
• Managing a complex caseload and working collaboratively with colleagues across health, social care and voluntary sector services
• Providing clinical advice and guidance to colleagues supporting patients with specialist palliative care needs
• Supporting and supervising students, volunteers and Clinical Support Assistants where appropriate
• Contributing to service development, quality improvement, audit and research activities
• Delivering education, training and group-based interventions for patients, carers and professionals
• Building strong relationships with community partners and multidisciplinary colleagues across the wider health system

See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

ABOUT YOU
If you're a compassionate Occupational Therapist who enjoys working autonomously, values holistic care and is passionate about helping people live well despite complex illness, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application!
Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree qualification in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist

Experience
Essential

• A demonstrable interest in palliative care and understanding of rehabilitative palliative care
• Post-graduate experience working with relevant client groups
• Experience assessing complex physical conditions, setting goals and developing treatment plans
• Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner
• Experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrates an extended scope of practice or shows willingness to develop through further training

Desirable

• Experience supervising staff, students or volunteers
• Experience delivering education and training
• Experience working with community partners and external organisations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Dorothy House Hospice
Address: Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2LE, Winsley, BA15 2LE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dorothyhouse.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment Manager, Recruitment Team, recruitment@dorothyhouse-hospice.org.uk, 01225722988

Details
Date posted: 28 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £20 to £25 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: WEBREC1000580
Job locations: Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2LE, Winsley, BA15 2LE, United Kingdom

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