Band 7 Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Cancer Services

An exciting Band 7 opportunity has arisen to join our supportive and innovative Cancer Occupational Therapy Service within the inpatient team. We are a forward thinking service, with our staff at the centre of achieving the vision for Guy's and St Thomas' cancer services: to be a world leader in caring for people with cancer by continuously innovating to improve the lives of our patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with strong clinical and people management skills to join our team. We place a strong emphasis on staff development, and this post offers the opportunity to expand and advance your skills and experience in cancer assessment, rehabilitation, and symptom management across all stages of the cancer pathway. Our service offers an extensive in-service training programme, ongoing professional development opportunities, and excellent senior support.

Main duties of the job

• Working closely with the OT Service Lead and other senior OTs in the team, the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing Guy's Hospital specialist cancer wards.
• The role will have a focus on supporting early assessment and intervention for patients on acute cancer wards with the aim to improve quality of patient care and patient flow.
• The service at times also supports wards across the Guy's site depending on service need.
• This will include the assessment and acute rehabilitation of their own complex caseload, as well as providing supervision and leadership to the junior team.

This post will allow you to develop and utilise your specialist clinical skills in the management of people with complex health, acute rehabilitation, and social care needs. It will also provide an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills, expand your professional development, and participate in the wider local and national agendas for cancer care.

About us

• The Occupational Therapy service has a supportive and progressive management structure with departmental objectives founded upon the principles of the clinical governance framework and trust core values.
• Multi-disciplinary working within the Trust is well established and Students are accepted on placement from several training schools.
• The Trust is committed to continuing the professional development of its workforce.
• The department has structured in-service training supported by personal and professional development plans and yearly appraisals.
• Staff are encouraged to attend courses to continue their clinical development and participate in multi-disciplinary training programmes.

Details
Date posted: 08 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year p.a. inc. HCA
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 196-LIS10599E
Job locations: Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT

Job description
Please see attached the job description and person specification documentation for further information on the role and its requirements.

Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of Clinical experience in physical disability and knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional well being.
• Experience of complex rehabilitation in a physical setting
• Experience of cancer/palliative care within a generic acute/community setting.
• Experience of audit.
• Ability to supervise junior staff and students.

Desirable

• Oncology within a specialist centre / Palliative Care / Neurosciences / Frailty Mental /Health.

Skills
Essential

• Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process within a cancer service relating to client centred practice.
• Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised and non standardised assessment tools.
• Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities in both a hospital and patients home environment.
• Proven organisational and management skills.
• Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings, coping positively with inter-professional tensions/ barriers.
• Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs, pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions

Desirable

• Understanding of the effects of cancer treatment.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

• Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
• For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
• From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.
• Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
• Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT
Employer's website: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Rose Marshall
rose.marshall@nhs.net
02071884185

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