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Community Occupational Therapist- Specialist Palliative Care
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £43,232.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43232.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 April 2024 |
| Location: | Farnham, GU9 7XG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | M0001-PHY0504 |
Summary
Phyllis Tuckwell JOB DESCRIPTION POST: Specialist Occupational Therapist ACCOUNTABLE TO: Lead Occupational Therapist JOB PURPOSE: The Occupational Therapist (OT) will work alongside other team members to provide a specialist palliative care OT service to Phyllis Tuckwell patients (PT). They will work across a range of settings including the inpatient unit, living well and the community, including the recently established responsive service to community patients who are in an unstable phase of illness with rapidly changing needs. This role will assess the patients immediate palliative and end of life care needs, provide feedback to the broader team, develop a plan and work with patients and their families to optimise the patients level of functional independence, facilitate adaptation to change, and enhance quality of life. The role will involve identifying what is important to that person and enabling them to live according to their choice and goals. The OT will enable timely access to assessment, intervention and equipment, enabling patients to safely remain in their own homes and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. It will also involve out-patient and group work for our living well with illness service. The OT will work as a member of the Phyllis Tuckwell multi-professional team across the localities or Northeast Hants and Farnham (NEHF), Surrey Heath, Guildford and Waverley. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.0 Clinical 1.1 To assess, plan, implement, evaluate and modify OT interventions with a focus of palliative rehabilitation. 1.2 To have the knowledge and skills to provide holistic OT Care to palliative care patients and their families referred to Phyllis Tuckwell (PT). 1.3 To hold clinical responsibility for managing own caseload, accessing regular supervision, and mentoring. 1.4 To prioritise and respond to referrals in a timely manner. 1.5 To work with PT colleagues and community services responding to family and patient change and deterioration. 1.6 To be a resource to others by maintaining current theoretical OT knowledge base and clinical reasoning for patients with palliative and end of life care needs. 1.7 To be able to prioritise conflicting demands on own time. 1.8 To be able to analyse and interpret clinical and social information from a range of sources, communicating in a detailed timely and accurate way using suitable verbal and written communication. 1.9 To assess, prescribe and review equipment to enable safety and independence in activities of daily living, especially where there are manual handling difficulties. 1.10 Use a range of therapeutic interventions and approaches with individuals and groups to promote management of symptoms e.g. fatigue, anxiety, breathlessness, sleep difficulties, pain. 1.11 To engage patients and their families enabling them to adjust to their physical, cognitive, psychological, and social losses and plan for future changes in their functional ability. 1.12 To be able to communicate complex, sensitive, distressing or contentious information to patients and families who may be highly emotional and distressed, adapting your communication style to the situation. 1.13 To assess patients mental capacity, acting in the patients best interests where they lack capacity and identifying any safeguarding issues. 1.14 To assess and manage clinical, physical, and environmental risks. 1.15 To be the patients key worker or professional contact where it is appropriate. 1.16 To evaluate interventions using appropriate outcome measures. 1.17 To provide education and support to carers, actively involving them in the treatment plan. 1.18 To develop a rehabilitative palliative care culture and symptom management programs in order to maximise patients rehabilitation potential. 1.19 To support therapeutic group work. 1.20 To facilitate patients, discharge from the IPU, liaising with the multi-professional team at Phyllis Tuckwell and in the Community. 1.21 To communicate clearly and work closely with members of the multi professional team, and volunteers, actively engaging in multi professional meetings. 1.22 To maintain effective relationships with our external colleagues and stakeholders. 2.0 Professional 2.1 To be registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise using the title Occupational Therapist. 2.2 To engage in activities at PT as a member of the multi-professional team sharing knowledge and skills. 2.3 To evidence and comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT), Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and Professional Standards. 2.4 To maintain clear, concise timely records. 2.5 To act within legal and statutory regulations. 2.6 To maintain current knowledge and awareness of opinion through for example membership of the RCOT, Specialist Section Major Health Conditions, attending relevant HOTNET and Surrey OPC training and meetings. 2.7 To respect the ethnicity, culture and religious beliefs of others. 2.8 To promote awareness of the philosophy of holistic palliative care and the role of Occupational Therapy, within PT and other palliative care services. 2.9 To have effective IT skills, utilising, Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and have sufficient abilities to be able to or to work towards use of TCES, EMIS, Accurx. 2.10 To be a car owner/driver to enable community visits, and work between both of our sites. 3.0 Training and Development a) Personal 3.1 To maintain competence to practice by pursuing a range of professional development opportunities. 3.2 To take responsibility to review and reflect on own occupational practise and performance, maintaining a professional portfolio recording learning outcomes. 3.3 To engage with PT performance review system, setting realistic objectives for personal and professional growth. 3.4 To participate in regular clinical supervision. 3.5 To cascade Occupational Therapy skills to colleagues following attendance on courses and training. b) Team 3.6 To participate in the induction and training of new PT staff. 3.7 To mentor new Occupational Therapy team members. 3.8 To train, delegate and fully utilise the skills of health care assistants, rehabilitation assistant and volunteers. 3.9 To provide training and education opportunities to internal and external HCPs, on a range of Occupational Therapy specialisms, including fatigue management, management of anxiety and breathlessness, communication strategies, sleep management and specialist equipment. 3.10 To provide education and training to PT clinical colleagues including competencies in equipment provision, manual handling, bed rails assessment and falls prevention, to ensure patient safety and that registered and non-registered staff time and skills are utilised efficiently and effectively. 4.0 Managerial 4.1 To have skills to triage new referrals to Occupational Therapy, prioritising appropriately and allocating to a suitable therapist. 4.2 To adhere to Phyllis Tuckwell policies and procedures, especially those relating to health and safety, fire, lone worker, and moving and handling. 4.3 To recognise the value and contribution of volunteers actively supporting and developing their skills. 4.4 To play an active role in developing and reviewing PT policies related to the work of occupational therapy and Rehabilitative Palliative Care. 4.5 To play an active part in the development and maintenance of good relationships with our stakeholders and colleagues. 5.0 Quality and Research 5.1 To have skills in clinical governance and to provide a quality service that is person centred, timely, safe, effective, efficient and equitable. 5.2 To participate in audit and service evaluations as part of PT quality assurance initiatives. 5.3 To maintain a culture of learning, research and development and be aware of current research. 6.0 Equality opportunities/diversity Role holders are required to understand your responsibilities in the safeguarding context, ensuring that Phyllis Tuckwell reduces the risk of harm or abuse of adults and children at risk. Role Holders must: adhere to Phyllis Tuckwells Safeguarding Policy (held on the NEST), which supports the local authoritys multi agency safeguarding policy, the law (Care Act 2014) and Mental Capacity Act 2005 (including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards). inform the appropriate Phyllis Tuckwell professional where there is concern that an adult or child may be at risk of harm, abuse, or neglect. Phyllis Tuckwell is committed to an Equal Opportunities approach, valuing, and respecting everyone as individuals, with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles, and circumstances. This job description is underpinned by Phyllis Tuckwells philosophy, culture, and core values, which actively embrace diversity and inclusion and promotes total team spirit.