Occupational Therapist | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 May 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 31 May 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU |
| Cwmni: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6278932/321-MRC-5979445-B6-PUB-2 |
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We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking, enthusiastic experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist with a specialist interest in frailty to join our expanding Frailty Intervention team (FIT), which has benefited from additional investment. FIT are a supportive and friendly integrated Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team working in the Emergency Department, Elderly Admission Unit and Elderly Admission Unit.
You will need to have solid experience and knowledge of a range of common pathologies aging, falls and frailty and ability to apply your knowledge from a number of disciplines including neurology, trauma, musculoskeletal and respiratory areas. You will need to have high levels of professionalism and strong communication skills to work effectively in this role as part of the multidisciplinary team. You will be actively encouraged to participate in CPD, audit, service development and supervision and teaching of junior staff the wider MDT including students from Coventry and Oxford Brookes Universities. A culture of continuous service development and education for all grades of staff underpins our team ethos. The trust core values of delivering compassionate excellence are integral to the service.
If you are interested in joining our Frailty Intervention Team at the John Radcliffe then please contact Ruth Chapman, Team Leader, on 01865 220308 email onRuth.Chapman@ouh.nhs.ukfor more information.
• To provide high quality, safe and effective therapy services to patients in the Emergency Department, Elderly Assessment Unit and Ambulatory Assessment Unit, including those with highly complex presentations, as part of a multi-professional team.
• To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess and implement the rapid deployment of Hospital at home and home reablement services as part of a discharge to assess service.
• To supervise and teach recently registered professionals, support workers, therapy students and members of the MDT
• To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit and research projects within the Frailty Intervention team (FIT).
To take an active part in the team’s extended hours and seven-day working roster to maximise the access and delivery of older adult rehabilitation.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Communication
• To consistently deploy effective communication and engagement skills enabling effective working relationships with all members of the multi-professional team.
• To effectively communicate with patients and their carers/family members, including the sensitive management of complex or contentious issues.
• To overcome barriers to effective communication, such as those caused by pathological impairment or language differences, by deploying effective mitigating strategies.
• To engage and build relationships with external agencies and providers to enhance patient care continuity and outcomes.
• To be able to motivate and positively influence others through effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Be able to write complex reports accurately describing patients’ clinical status and ensuring that the information provided aids effective continuing care and clinical management.
Clinical
• To enact the professional and legal responsibilities for all aspects of the post-holders own clinical practice.
• To carry out comprehensive assessments following hospital admission, including those with complex presentations, and form treatment and rehabilitation plans in partnership with the patient and their carers/family.
• To interpret and analyse multiple sources of clinical information to form accurate diagnoses in older adult care; drawing on guidance from senior Occupational Therapists when required.
• To formulate and deliver comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation and discharge plans, based on clinical skills, evidence-based practice, and patient preferences.
• To evaluate patient progress against agreed treatment goals and be able to modify plans accordingly.
• To determine a patient’s mental capacity to understand and to gain informed consent for treatment. To work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent and are deprived of their liberty.
• To co-ordinate intervention where there is a need to collaborate across multiple disciplines.
• To maintain accurate written records using an electronic patient record system and maintain fidelity to professional standards.
• To determine and mitigate for risk of patient and staff harm using the agreed risk assessment frameworks and the Trust’s manual handling policy.
• To demonstrate physical ability to carry out assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling.
• To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
• To represent Occupational Therapy and/or individual patients at multi-disciplinary team meetings, to ensure delivery of co-ordinated care.
• To be an integral part of the team’s extended hours and seven-day service provision.
Leadership and management• To be responsible for the competent use and maintenance of rehabilitation equipment and support others in the effective and safe use of this equipment.
• To assist in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of junior staff and assistants.
• To undertake delegated tasks and roles from the team lead and be able to deputise for them on occasions.
• To effectively plan and organise own time, patient caseload, meetings, training and be able to adjust plans as required according to staffing levels and unpredictable factors.
• To assist in the planning of junior staff, students and assistant timetables and deputise for senior staff in organisational duties.
Education and training
• To organise and contribute to the team’s training and post-registration education programme.
• To contribute to the education of multidisciplinary groups, patients, families and carers as appropriate.
• To be responsible for individual undergraduate student Occupational Therapists’ supervision and practice-based learning.
• To adopt a proactive approach in learning from others within, and outside of the Occupational Therapy profession.
• To be responsible for continuing professional development and maintain a portfolio record to evidence this.
• To maintain contemporary knowledge to apply and maintain best practice in older adult care and rehabilitation.
Research and development• To actively participate in the department’s quality improvement and clinical audit programme through the completion of authorised projects
• To implement and maintain evidenced-based Occupational Therapy practice through continuing professional development.
• To ensure good working knowledge and application of national and local clinical standards .
Effort
• To be able to undertake episodes of moderate physical effort for several short periods during a shift.
• To be able to effectively maintain concentration at work despite frequent interruptions and, at times, an unpredictable working pattern.
• To tolerate and manage frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances and maintain a high level of professionalism.
• To tolerate and professionally manage frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions, such as exposure to bodily fluids and offensive odours.
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 May 2024