Specialist Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £42,618.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £42618.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2024 |
| Location: | Warrington and Runcorn, WA5 1QG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9370-AHP6REH-76 |
Summary
Main tasks and responsibilities Patient/Clinical Care To manage your clinical caseload with autonomy, guided by policies, procedures, codes of practice and departmental working practices. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and advanced analytical skills and clinical reasoning. Using developed knowledge and experience to make a therapeutic diagnosis of a patients condition and interpret clinical findings and documentation to formulate a comprehensive specialised programme of care, including decision making about the most appropriate treatment options. This may be for patients with a wide range of diagnoses and problems and will need regular updating to ensure to ensure optimum therapeutic outcome. For example, where self-referral occurs, clinical diagnosis is made and a programme of care is developed. To supervise less experienced staff and students in the provision of patient care. To provide planned and spontaneous advice to patients/clients, junior staff, staff of other disciplines, formal and informal carer/relatives. To have highly developed physical skills for the treatment of patients. This may involve the use of specialist equipment, materials and tools, for example for splinting, computers, equipment for activities of daily living. To be responsible for maintaining and managing accurate and comprehensive treatment records in line with professional and local standards. With every patient, concentration is required to listen, observe, evaluate, document, plan and act on information gathered. To implement all aspects of the trusts infection control policy. To understand the requirement to contribute to the safeguarding agenda for both children and adults. Management Responsibilities To participate in the development of improvements to service delivery through participation in the evaluation of clinical practice through evidence-based projects, audit and outcome measures. To be responsible for the day-to-day safe and competent use of equipment, which may be of high value and may be used by patients and staff in the area of work. To be aware of the financial consequences of actions. To contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures relevant to the area of work, which may impact into other disciplines. Communication and relationships To communicate effectively with patients and carers/relatives to progress specific rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This would include providing and receiving complex information, using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills, particularly persuading/influencing to ensure compliance with treatment. This will include patients who have difficulties in understanding or communicating, e.g. patients who may be dysphasic, depressed, visually impaired, hard of hearing, or may be unable to accept their diagnosis. To communicate with a range of professionals both within the trust and in external agencies, including primary care, social service, voluntary organisations and others. To be involved in the management and support of patients and relatives who may be upset or angry within your caseload, or the caseload of other less experienced staff. Governance To work within the standards of professional practice, as described by the professional body. To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through postgraduate training and CPD in the specialist area/field. To access guidance (including clinical, peer and managerial) as required, from colleagues within the organisation or from other expert agencies. To record and store patient related information in computerised and paper-based systems. When working in the community, or domiciliary settings, to work as a lone practitioner within the lone worker policy guidelines. To maintain and develop specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice, in the area of work. To be actively involved in improvements to service delivery, e.g. evaluation of clinical practice, evidence-based projects, audit, outcome measures. This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However, the duties of the post may change and develop over time and this job description may, therefore, be amended in consultation with the post holder.