Specialist Community Occupational Therapist (Hospice)
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £29,163.01 to £35,117.23 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29163.01 - £35117.23 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO30 3JB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0507-VC167 |
Summary
Key tasks: To perform advanced Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with complex and diverse palliative care needs in their own home. To provide, develop and deliver individualised interventions, and to undertake these tasks as an autonomous practitioner. Maintain a focus on optimising patients functional and self-management abilities and enable them with what matters most to them, through tailored and appropriate interventions, including functional practice, provision of aids/equipment, education and non-pharmacological symptom management. Provide moving and handling advice and support to staff, patients, families and carers to enable the individual, enhance quality of care and reduce carer burden within the home. To facilitate and promote a palliative rehabilitation and enablement philosophy and approach throughout the organisation and to other health and social care providers. Alongside colleagues, coordinate and develop the day to day operation of the Hospices Community Team, considering skill mix and priority of need. Act as an Occupational Therapy palliative care resource; providing consultative advice, education, and support to members of the Hospice Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and Health and Social Care teams. Promote and support the development of this new and innovative role with the support of the Head of Rehabilitation and Enablement. ~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~