Specialist Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist ME/CFS
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392 to £42,618 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392 - £42618 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR2 3TU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9849-038-24 |
Summary
Clinical To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and to monitor the standard of the clinical care provided by more junior staff. To carry out assessment to identify problems and treatment plan for each patient. To implement and review treatment plans ensuring that each patient has an individually tailored plan to meet their assessed needs, involving them in the plan wherever possible. This may include specialist patients requiring more skilled intervention. To independently plan and carry out assessments in patients own home and to provide advice to basic grades. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. In co-ordination with the Specialist Practitioner Occupational Therapist, or the Deputy Director of Adult Services, to suggest options to cover staff shortages and to take on additional cases, prioritising own caseload. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professional, to promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care. Under the leadership of the Specialist Practitioner Occupational Therapist or the Deputy Director of Adult Services, to train, supervise and performance manage junior staff, support staff and students. To communication and liaise effectively with other members of the multi-professional team about patient issues in order to facilitate a team approach to patient care. To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication will regularly be evident, e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain and fear. Some patients may lack the capacity to consent to treatment. Professional To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work and to be an active member of the in-service training programme by the attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice. To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include case conferences and discharge planning. Independently identify objectives for personal development which are then discussed and agreed with the Specialist Practitioner Occupational Therapist in CFS/ME or Deputy Director of Adult Services. To participate in the Trust Personal Development Programme (PDP). Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of EBP, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with more senior therapists. Organisational Responsible for a designated area of work, as agreed with the Specialist Practitioner Occupational Therapist in CFS/ME or the Deputy Director of Adult Services. Plan and organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. Provide quarterly reports on area of work and make recommendations for change. Decide priorities for own work area and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the speciality and department as a whole Responsible for ensuring the effective selection and use of all treatment resources available both in the department, wards and in patients own homes. Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters Be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department. Be aware of the Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including the prompt recording and reporting of accidents to senor staff and ensuring that equipment used is safe To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate. Any other duties which might be considered appropriate by the Specialist Practitioner Occupational Therapist in CFS/ME or the Deputy Director of Adult Services All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone. Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.