Bank Occupational Therapist in Watford

Location: Based at Peace Hospice, Watford, but will be expected to travel to other RGP locations.

Salary: Depending on experience may be a Rennie Grove Peace Band 5/6 - £17.65 - £21.86 per hour.

Closing date: 15 June 2026 at 12 noon.

Interview date: 23 April 2026, then rolling interviews.

Main duties of the job

• Provide evidence-based practice and practice development across the patient pathway within the occupational therapy service, the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and other partnership organisations.
• Provide specialised assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs and provide specialist advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals.
• Take a role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Provide support and advice to patients, their carers and professionals.
• Consider and complete appropriate referrals to the MDT, ensuring seamless service for patients.
• Act as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
• Provide specialist advice and education on all aspects of occupational therapy and rehabilitation for patients, carers and health care professionals.

About us

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness. We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years). Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces.

We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individuals needs, whether that’s at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years.

Our staff team of 340+ includes a wide range of patient-facing disciplines plus operational support based in Watford, Tring, St Albans, Chalfont St Giles and Berkhamsted. The Charity is now one of the larger UK hospice charities, reaching a GP population of 797,037 of whom 75% live in Hertfordshire and 25% in Buckinghamshire.

Job responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care and clinical risk assessment.
• Undertake the specialised comprehensive holistic assessment of patients, including those with the most complex presentation and for whom a variety of factors will often provide a barrier to communication, using advanced investigative and analytical skills, to formulate a treatment plan.
• Formulate and deliver individualised management and treatment plans using advanced and clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of specialised treatment skills and options, both within inpatient and outpatient services.
• Formulate soundly reasoned prognosis and recommend the best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans within an MDT.
• Implement validated, person-centred outcome measure in palliative and rehabilitative care settings in alignment with NICE guidance, to support continuous service improvement and inform clinical decision making, and enhance patient reported outcomes.
• Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, promoting understanding of the aims of the rehabilitation package, optimising patient management and ensuring a consistent approach to patient care.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date patient records, and clinical data and statistics for clinical and managerial purposes.

Person Specification

• Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registered.
• Advanced communication skills or willingness to work towards.
• Experience in a wide range of core clinical areas including: Respiratory/Neurology/Medical/Community.
• Evidence of CPD and reflective practice.
• Critical appraisal skills.
• Commitment to the development and pursuit of palliative care knowledge.
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and to build good working relationships.
• Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace services or be bereaved themselves.
• Be a perfect match with our values.
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy.
• Awareness of NSFs/Local and National initiatives relating to palliative care.
• A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong problem-solving skills and able to implement new initiatives.
• Trained in delivering HOPE course.

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.