Exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our therapy team and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will support the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist in delivering an empowering approach to Hospice palliative care, encouraging and enabling patients with progressive life limiting illness to live as independently as possible and offer those close to them the opportunity of support. This may involve visiting patients in their own homes, carrying out exercise and mobility programs and providing equipment to patients under the supervision of the therapist. This role also assumes responsibility for daily administrative tasks.

Candidates must have excellent communication skills, a caring approach, relevant therapy experience and be confident working both as part of a team and independently. You must also have excellent ICT skill. Previous experience in a healthcare or palliative care setting would be desirable.

Have you considered a career in Hospice care? Here are just some of the reasons for choosing Hospice in the Weald:

• The chance to make a real different to patients, families and carers with time to care
• A great work life balance: Flexible working
• The chance to offer a truly holistic approach to care
• Our Beautiful surroundings and working environment
• Our ‘outstanding’ CQC rating
• The opportunity to develop your stills in a variety of specialist settings – In patient Ward, Hospice in the Home Service and Hospice Day Service.
• The opportunity to work for a progressive organisation that is growing all the time – be part of our innovative new Cottage Hospice, new models of care and Service development
The benefits that we offer:
• Transfer your NHS pension
• 3% cost of living increase in 2018
• Generous holiday allowance – including the ability to buy and sell holiday. Long service is also recognised
• Excellent training opportunities (including opportunities for newly qualified nurses)
• Free parking
• Subsidised restaurant
• Child care vouchers

Hospice in the Weald strives to ensure that the community we serve has access to compassionate, individualised, holistic and supportive care for all patients with a terminal illness, their families and carers in West Kent and Northern East Sussex. Our Hospice in Pembury is in a beautiful rural setting, close to historic Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent and just 30 miles south of London.
For more information, contact Julie Harker, Lead Physiotherapist 01892 820531
Closing date: 30/07/2018
Interview date: 08/08/2018