Specialist Occupational Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 June 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 July 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Widnes, WA8 7GD |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9835-HA24-079 |
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Duties and Responsibilities To provide high quality, specialist Occupational therapy assessments and planning therapy intervention and discharging for community-based patients, living with a broad range of complex rehabilitation needs/impairments and frailty syndromes. Using evidence-based pathways of care informing these interventions as appropriate. To work as a lone and autonomous practitioner within the community To independently manage a caseload of clients in the community with complex/highly complex needs as an autonomous practitioner. To demonstrate specialist post qualification experience with skills and knowledge in working with patients who are clinically complex in their presentation To provide specialist Occupational therapy advice/assessment to and confer with other healthcare professionals on the assessment, treatment and care of patients referred to the Community Team ensuring a high professional standard of care including complex triage process. To be responsible for managing and prioritising a complex and specialist caseload and workload independently, working in line with local and national policies and procedures To work flexible hours to meet the needs of patients and the service, including meetings, education sessions and home visits where appropriate. A large proportion of the work includes accessing homes of clients who are unable to maintain themselves or their homes in a hygienic manner. To be aware that clients may demonstrate antisocial or abusive behaviour due to their condition, and to know how to act accordingly. The work requires high levels of concentration due to unpredictable interruptions in the working environment. The ability to travel freely across Halton is essential To perform occupational analysis and risk evaluation leading to the formulation on intervention options which reduce the consequence of disability and optimize the patients functional ability and independence To use a range of standardized and non-standardized assessment tools and techniques to identify presenting strengths and difficulties and identify the need for these within the service. To refine treatment techniques in line with most recent evidence of clinical effectiveness by evaluating and implementing key developments and promoting discussion within the Occupational Therapy service. To devise, deliver and oversee rehabilitation programmes and outcomes which other members of the multidisciplinary team may implement. To fulfil legal requirements and demonstrate clinical reasoning within documentation. To actively ensure the implementation of and adherence to issues associated with clinical governance, policies and procedures of the Trust and the Standards of the College of Occupational Therapy. To use a client centred goal focussed approach using a range of specialised treatment interventions, and to continually evaluate these in order to determine further needs including regular specialist goal setting meetings. To demonstrate highly specialist knowledge and assessment skills around the provision of specialist/bespoke equipment to improve function eg. Environmental aids and minor adaptations and to instruct clients and their carers in safe use of this and either arrange provision via Community Equipment Services or to advise re private purchase or provision by other agencies. To consider the needs of carers to ensure necessary support systems are in place and to involve them in the rehabilitation process. Where necessary to invite other involved parties to a case conference to enable an interdisciplinary and interagency focus to the clients care and to effectively ensure their needs are met. Through advanced clinical reasoning and analysis, to identify clients needs, establish clinical risk and to liaise and refer clients to relevant services including other healthcare services, healthcare professionals, and voluntary agencies as appropriate ie alcohol services and advocacy To manage own emotional responses and remain objective, calm, and professional with clients in high emotional and physical distress and regularly deal with sensitive/complex information and stressful environments. To understand the psychological processes of loss in order to provide clients with empathy and reassurance. To have knowledge and understanding of group skills and to assist in developing group rehabilitation programmes. To work collaboratively with other clinicians to influence service development and ensure quality of care is delivered Communication To be an active member of the MDT, and facilitate effective communication within the community services and the larger Rehabilitation Network by attending regular team meetings as appropriate. To represent effectively the unique Occupational Therapy perspective on assessment and treatment within the multidisciplinary team from a specialist perspective. To act as an advocate on behalf of clients by adopting a client centred approach to support meaningful participation in life roles. To develop a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the role of the other disciplines within the community teams and a knowledge of the impact of their role on Occupational therapy practice To build effective links and to strengthen working relationships, with health and social care service professionals as well as private and voluntary agencies. To attend/actively participate in and facilitate Occupational Therapy meetings and specialist community rehabilitation professional meetings as required. To play a significant role in the effective internal and external two way communication with patients, carers and all other Health and Social Care professionals regarding all aspects of patient care. This will include highly sensitive and complex clinical information and may include clients with communication or cognitive impairments To provide and receive high levels of complex information that requires empathy, tact and reassurance, and utilise the required skills when communicating in situations where there may be barriers to understanding To give accurate and concise feed back regarding individual clients progress in clinical meetings and discussions, so that appropriate and consistent treatment, aims and objectives can be formulated and enacted. To utilise formal and informal reporting mechanisms, including electronic and hand-written reporting to ensure effective internal and external communications. To ensure all documentation is accurate and professional in line with Trust policy. To educate both formally and informally, other professionals, including doctors, nurses qualified and unqualified Allied Health Professionals and students in own area of clinical expertise To maintain confidentiality consistent with the Trust and Service policies. Managerial & Leadership To provide the managers with specialist advice on the planning and development of the Community Service To play an active role in assisting the managers in achieving the departmental objectives and promoting an open style of management To provide day to day caseload manager and clinical supervision to junior staff, students and assistant therapists including formulation of PDRs/My Plan and local induction To actively participate in and develop the professional development programme of the physiotherapy and occupational therapy department (including rehabilitation assistants) To be responsible for collection of statistics / records as required nationally and departmentally and to ensure that confidentiality is maintained To coordinate the work of the community team at an operational level ensuring the efficient running of the service and effective dissemination of information To represent Physiotherapy / Therapy Services on the service development committees within the Network and the WCFT To assist with the developing and reviewing procedures, protocols and service directives within the Occupational Therapy Service To contribute to and influence multi-disciplinary service development issues. To ensure that all clinical documentation is kept up to date and meets local and professional standards. To collect and monitor clinical statistics and report service fluctuations to line manager when required or necessary. To be a Fieldwork Educator to Occupational Therapy students, including daily supervision, assessment, grading, writing reports and liaising with the relevant university. To keep abreast of government initiatives and incorporate these changes to ensure the effective and efficient running of the service, and service development. To ensure Occupational Therapy cover is available for the team during planned absences and to provide cover for Occupational Therapy colleagues in other areas during holiday periods and staff sickness as required To effectively manage own time, prioritising workload demands and demonstrating flexibility according to current resources and staffing. Clinical Governance To comply with health and safety policies of the Trust including adhering to Lone Working Procedures and undertaking all Trust mandatory training at the required intervals To be involved in the development of departmental procedures, SOPs and guidelines on areas of clinical relevance To contribute to and take appropriate action in seeking to fulfill the action plans of the WCFT and Rehabilitation Network in compliance with clinical governance and national guidelines To ensure that any equipment, furniture or building in need of repair is reported to the correct authority To be involved in clinical audit through developing and actively participating in audits within the Community service and the Therapy departmentTo promote best clinical practice for the Community therapy service ensuring a high standard of patient care is provided. To comply with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott recommendations To comply with the Royal College of Occupational therapists standards and rules of professional conduct.