Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will be part of a cohesive and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary
team. You will be involved in
providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment for individuals
receiving in-patient care enabling service users to engage in a wide range of individual
and group based treatment activities. You
will be actively involved in the promotion of occupational therapy within the
service area.
The post holder
will be part of a well recognised service that places emphasis of staff support
and professional development and you will be expected to participate in staff
training and supervision.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
Clinical
1.
To manage an individual caseload, providing
Occupational Therapy assessments for service
users receiving in-patient care and within the community,
prioritising clinical needs and providing an effective service.
2.
To work with service users to identify Occupational
Therapy goals as part of the overall care plan, using occupational therapy
assessment tools based on current evidence based best practice.
3.
To plan and implement a client centred Occupational
Therapy treatment programme on an individual and/or group basis, using graded
activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
4.
To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order
to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
5.
To demonstrate a broad level of understanding of
the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyles changes
and adaptations to the clients social and physical environment.
6.
To be responsible for providing Occupational
Therapy advice in the multidisciplinary team assessment of service users and
carers to ensure that an integrated approach to assessment and treatment is
achieved and maintained.
7.
To work proactively alongside ward staff, community
agencies and voluntary agencies to provide a seamless service for service users.
8.
To maintain an effective communication network
within the team, and to liaise with other agencies and disciplines from the
voluntary and statutory sectors to ensure that service user needs are met.
9.
To maintain up to date service user records and
activity data in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
10.
To provide an Occupational Therapy perspective in
multi-disciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, clinics and case conferences as
required.
11.
To provide Occupational Therapy reports (as
prequired) on assessment and treatment by written and verbal reports to
Consultants, GP's and other agencies involved, and to ensure that all correspondence
relating to caseload is dealt with promptly.
12.
To empower families and carers to support
individuals with mental health problems.
13.
To involve clients in all aspects of assessment,
treatment and evaluation of treatment programmes.
14.
To promote the positive health and well being of
the individual.
Managerial
1. To manage own caseload and day-to-day
activities.
2. To co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of
junior staff in the service area.
3.
To provide effective guidance and supervision for
junior staff.
4.
To take responsibility for risk management within
the areas of occupational therapy practice.
5. To co-ordinate statistical collections in line
with Trust policies.
6. To ensure responsible management of petty cash
7.
To participate in the recruitment, appointment and
induction of staff, ensuring that practice in these areas are
anti-discriminatory.
Leadership
1.
To promote the benefits of the service to the people
and organisations affected by it.
2.
To work effectively as a team member, sharing
skills and knowledge and collaborating with other team members.
3.
To act as a role model to all staff, demonstrating
and encouraging healthy working relationships.
4.
To demonstrate open and honest communication and to
seek to develop dialogue in times of difficulty, working towards consensus
decisions.
5.
To promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy
within the team, negotiating priorities where appropriate.
6.
To participate in development and improvement of
the Occupational Therapy service and develop evidence-based practice in the
service.
7.
Ensure the Team Leader is kept informed of all
aspects of the work, especially the development needs of the service.
Policy
and Service Development
1.
To contribute to the appraisal of Occupational
Therapy services and to identify appropriate developments in the services
provided making recommendations to the Team
Leader.
2.
To contribute to agreed developments in
Occupational Therapy service provision.
3.
To be responsible for ensuring that the policies
and procedures of the COT Code of Professional Ethics and Professional Conduct
and local and national standards of practice are properly implemented.
4.
To take a role, in collaboration with other senior
staff, in the development of services, including operational planning, and implementation
of policy and service development.
5.
To be aware of national guidelines and legislation
relating to health and social care in your specialist service area.
Training/Education
1.
To participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision..
2.
To be involved in providing support, guidance and
supervision of junior Occupational Therapy staff within the specialist service,
as delegated by the Team Leader.
3.
To undertake regular performance review with the Team
Leader in accordance with the Trust appraisal process.
4.
To be directly involved in the clinical training
placements for Occupational Therapy students as required within the area of
work and as qualifications allow.
5.
To contribute to the induction and training of
students and other staff from other disciplines.
6.
To promote the role of the Occupational Therapist
to other professions and trainees from other professions, participating in
teaching sessions.
7.
To participate in departmental staff meetings,
training, appraisal and supervision sessions.
8.
To participate in continuing professional
development within own specialist area.
Research/Development
1.
To demonstrate ongoing personal development through
participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording
learning outcomes in a portfolio.
2.
To apply skills and knowledge in order to establish
professional competence and fitness to practise as a Specialist Occupational Therapist.
3.
To remain informed of current research, to ensure
that own Occupational Therapy practice is up to date and evidence based.
4.
Review and reflect on own practice and performance
through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal
in line with local guidelines.
5.
Monitor standards of clinical practice within the
team and advise the Team Leader how to make changes where necessary.
6.
To contribute to the Trusts, Directorates and
teams clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda.
7.
To broaden research and development skills by
contributing to evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service in the
specialist service area by participating in service related evaluation, audit
and research projects to promote evidence based practice.
Communication
1.
To use effective
interpersonal skills to encourage service users and carers active participation
in the Occupational Therapy process.
2.
To use effective
interpersonal skills to communicate complex or sensitive information to service
users where persuasion, negotiation, empathy or re-assurance is required and
where there are barriers to understanding such as hostile, antagonistic,
vulnerable or at risk service users.
3.
To maintain the goodwill and confidence of staff,
service users and the general public, carrying out duties at all times in a
courteous and sympathetic manner.
4.
To establish and maintain positive interpersonal
relationships with other team members, characterised by open communication,
trust and respect.
5.
To establish robust communication networks with
service users, carers and other health workers and agencies.
In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice
on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for
your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their
work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.
This job description is an outline of the main
duties of the post. The postholder will
be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in
consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service
developments.
