Occupational Therapist (Rotational)
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,407 to £34,581 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28407 - £34581 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2024 |
| Location: | Runcorn, WA7 1HB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9835-HA24-058 |
Summary
To competently carry out full consultations with patients under your care to establish base line data. To effectively examine and assess patients, identify their problems, and needs and ensure that patients medical, psychological, social, environmental, and cultural factors are taken in to account. To identify areas of occupational performance and skill deficit in all functional activities of daily life. Utilise examination and assessment findings to competently plan and carry out realistic programmes of treatment from a range of therapeutic options appropriate to each patient using evidence-based practice working towards clearly defined goals. To be able to relate finding of assessment to presenting disease/pathology or underlying cause. To set appropriate treatment aims and objectives in negotiation with the patient. To be able to give appropriate advice ensuring patients understanding, cooperation, compliance, and consent. To be able to adjust your approach if the patient has communication or cognitive problems. To facilitate safe and timely patient discharge where required and to determine outcome of occupational therapy management of the patient. Plan and prioritise your own workload. Access advice and support from senior therapists as required as part of training and Continuing Professional To concentrate frequently when undertaking patient assessments and providing care. To sensitively impart unwelcome or bad news with regards to care outcomes, which may involve treating distressed patients. To communicate information from the assessment and treatment to clients, carers, other family members, members of the multi-disciplinary team and other professions and partner agencies. To monitor and review occupational therapy care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plans to facilitate achievement of goals. To attend patient related meetings as appropriate e.g., case conferences, discharge planning meetings and patient review meetings, education reviews, ensuring effective communication of the patients occupational therapy needs, thus ensuring a well-co-ordinated and comprehensive care plan. To participate in the weekend and/or 7day working rota if appropriate for that team. To be competent in treating patients on an individual basis as well as in a group/ class setting. Within rehabilitation (if assigned into this team) be the key worker for individual patients, acting as a main point of contact and information giver for the patient, their family and carers, coordinating delivery of care plan including organisation and leading goal setting meetings, case conferences and discharge planning, often involving agencies outside of the Trust where applicable. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive records of assessment and treatment in line with British Association of Occupational Therapy and Royal College of Occupational Therapy national standards and local policy. To be familiar with the Trust and Directorate organisational structure and lines of communication. To establish a rapport and demonstrate empathy towards patients and carers and give effective advice to patients, staff, and carers who maybe under stress. To be able to effectively communicate complex condition related information to patients and relatives/carers. To ensure understanding of conditions, prognosis, consent to treatment and rehabilitation outcomes, these will include explanations re chronic/disabling conditions and possible poor outcome and response to treatment. To maintain up to date written/electronic records and statistical data, documenting and registering these in line with professional and Trust requirements. To be able to sensitively impart unwelcome news/information of a difficult /sensitive nature to patients and relatives/carers. To maintain a calm, professional approach to all duties. To exhibit a committed attitude to all aspects of their work. To contribute to the development of a range of evidence based educational resources. To communicate with patients and their families/carers to gain consent to treatment and to agree/inform expected treatment outcomes. To communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with internal and external agencies, e.g., consultants, GPs, schools, community staff, nurses, social services and support services about patient care, including professional clinical reports. To deal with initial complaints sensitively avoiding escalation where possible, seeking advice and referring to senior staff as required. To work with link workers or interpreters as necessary during assessment and treatment to overcome barriers of communication. To produce with support of senior staff information/advice/exercise information based on evidence-based practise for patients/relatives/carers in accordance with the Trust information group and line manager. To overcome barriers to communication using a range of verbal, non-verbal and listening skills. This will include patients with hearing difficulties, visual difficulties, memory loss and confusion, behavioural problems, limited English, and patients/carers unable to accept diagnosis. Monitor and supervise therapy assistants as delegated by senior staff with access to advice as required. Contribute to the development and supervision of occupational therapy students on clinical placement in the absence of their designated supervisors or as delegated. To explain the role of occupational therapy to visitors, students, volunteers and at events e.g., career conventions. To provide peer support and contribute to peer support meetings. To contribute to the implementation of service objectives/business plan. Delegate patients treatment programmes to occupational therapy assistants and undergraduate students in consultation with senior therapists. Provide cover for senior specialist occupational therapy staff during absence and organising the caseload. To manage and prioritise a defined caseload independently, seeking advice from senior staff within the specialty as appropriate. To manage workload and time appropriately with occasionally support. To facilitate and plan for discharge as appropriate and liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues within own organisation and with external agencies to achieve a safe discharge and provision of continued treatment and care where required. To contribute with multidisciplinary team, colleagues, and managers to the AHP service wide initiatives which address specific issues relating to overall service delivery e.g., teaching and development group, improving working lives. Education/Development To maintain up to date Health and Care Professions Council registration. To identify and achieve personal development objectives set in conjunction with the supervisor as part of the Continuing Professional Development/appraisal process, maintaining an up to date Continuing Professional Development portfolio. To maintain the skills and knowledge required of a rotational occupational therapist through reflective practice and attendance at team in-service training, informal teaching, relevant national courses, clinical specialist interest groups and other clinical meetings. Participate in the development and delivery of formal and informal training to other health care professionals, other agencies, and service users. To undertake Trust and local mandatory training. Management of Resources Be responsible for the safe issue of equipment for patient use under your care To have delegated responsibility for the security and safe use of equipment and medical devices within treatment sessions, reporting and removing from use any faulty equipment. To have responsibility for own personal safety and that of patients and personnel within the department. To maintain up to date knowledge of local policies and best practice guidance pertaining to equipment provision and personal competence in the use of this equipment e.g., walking aids/wheelchairs/hoists/ADL equipment /patient appliances. Contribute to stock control system in own service area. To observe lone working policy when working as a lone practitioner in the community Research and Audit Clinical Effectiveness To participate in service research, clinical effectiveness, and audit projects under guidance of senior staff. To gather data for other research projects, clinical audits, quality assurance standards etc in line with the service/team clinical effectiveness agenda. Utilise evidence-based practice, audits and published research to inform practice. Policy To work within the Health and Care Professions Council standards of conduct and proficiency To adhere to Trust and departmental health and safety policies. To comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional standards for Occupational Therapy practice, conduct and ethics. To observe patient confidentiality in compliance with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott recommendations. To comply with the Trust Risk Management policies To operate within local and national policies and procedures To comply with all infection control policies and procedures as set out in the Trust Infection Control manual. To ensure that Child Protection, Vulnerable Adult and Mental Health legislation is adhered to in accordance with Safeguarding policies. Administrative To complete manual and computerised statistical returns which meet both legal and service standards. To undertake routine administrative tasks e.g., booking appointments, arranging patient transport, booking vehicles to ensure smooth service delivery. To attend and contribute to relevant team/service meetings.