Senior Occupational Therapist - Prosthetics

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	02 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog:	£47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£47810.00 - £54710.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	16 Gorffennaf 2025
Lleoliad:	Leeds, LS9 7TF
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	C9298-ATH-418

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To work within the Occupational Therapy Service, leading coordinating and developing effective intervention in a specialist area. To manage autonomously a clinical workload at a highly specialist level: assessing and treating patients and maintaining associated records. To adopt a key role in clinical risk assessment and discharge planning Team Responsibilities 1. To manage, supervise and support Occupational Therapists, Support Staff and Students 2. To represent Occupational Therapy on working parties and multi-agency meetings 3. To act as a resource of clinical expertise and advice within the clinical specialty for colleagues, patients and carers 4. To be responsible for routine organisation and maintenance of the department/section 5. To initiate, lead and contribute to service development 6. To support the team in meeting local and government targets 7. To lead and participate in projects 8. To lead and participate in in-service training 9. To initiate, promote and implement changes to policies, procedures and practices within the clinical area as identified in team plan 10. To be responsible for financial and physical resources, for example, the use of equipment store systems such as Leeds Equipment Service, petty cash 11. To be responsible for checking and cleaning equipment in line with Trust and service Health and Safety Policies Professional Responsibilities 1. To support Trust objectives and business plan 2. To lead and promote Service objectives and business plan 3. Specialist knowledge of Modernisation Agenda/Government Initiatives 4. To ensure clinical governance, quality assurance and professional standards are adhered to. 5. Membership of COT specialist section relevant to post 6. Awareness of COT initiatives 7. To initiate, promote and lead changes to policies, procedures and practice within the clinical speciality which may impact on other disciplines. Core Values 1. Listening to patients and carers in order to understand their needs, values, interests and aspirations. 2. Promoting personal identity and empowerment by giving information and choices to patients. 3. Working together in a supportive environment that values the contribution and proactivity of every team member. 4. Respecting each persons individuality, and treating others with the highest degree of dignity and equality. 5. Welcoming social and cultural diversity in patients, within teams and other colleagues. 6. Delivering high quality and equitable services for all service users. 7. Committing to the provision of the best practice underpinned by a sound evidence base. 8. Embracing personal learning experiences. Core Behaviours and Skills To a highly specialist level: 1. Communication Skills - Written and Verbal Skill 2. Computer skills 3. Ability to maintain clear lines of appropriate communication 4. Ability to work as part of a Team (OT and MDT) 5. Interpersonal Skills 6. Problem-Solving Skills 7. Clinical Reasoning 8. Analytical Skills 9. Investigative Skills 10. Presentation Skills 11. Facilitation Skills 12. Coaching Skills 13. Time Management and ability to prioritise 14. Ability to Delegate 15. Ability to motivate others 16. Effective Supervision 17. Ability to work within flexible hours 18. Ability to initiate and take responsibility for personal development 19. Ability to ensure that others take responsibility for their personal development 20. Links with relevant specialist section and other networks 21. Ability to work in a changing environment 22. Negotiation within limitations of service 23. Ability to work under pressure 24. Assertiveness Skills 25. Ability to move and handle patients 26. Complex discharge planning 27. Ability to promote Occupational Therapy 28. Adaptability 29. Initiative 30. Empathy and Sensitivity 31. Ability to influence and persuade 32. Patient-focused 33. Strive to empower 34. Ability to maintain confidentiality 35. Ability to promote and practice clinical governance 36. Involvement in relevant specialist groups and networks. Core Knowledge and Understanding To a highly specialist level: 1. Occupational Therapy process - screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes, implement and evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and plan discharge 2. Assess motor, perceptual, cognitive, emotional and psycho-social components of occupational performance. 3. Apply relevant theory and models of Occupational Therapy 4. Awareness of Risk Assessment and Management 5. Complex Home visits 6. Diversity Awareness 7. Current relevant legislation 8. Relevant national and professional guidelines, standards and frameworks 9. Relevant clinical conditions and prognosis 10. Specialised treatment techniques 11. Relevant standardised assessment 12. Provision and fitting of adaptive equipment Principal Duties and Areas of Responsibility Clinical 1. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to identify patients who can be delegated to others. 2. To support with the general caseload in the team as service needs dictate. 3. To deliver a service using the Occupational Therapy process (screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes, implement and evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and plan discharge) and core skills. 4. To establish capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. 5. To assess individual patients, plan and carry out effective Occupational Therapy intervention to a highly specialist level, in the most appropriate environment taking into account each patients individual physical, social and emotional needs. 6. To research evidence and lead in evidence based practice. 7. To work autonomously, with mostly indirect supervision. 8. To interpret and analyse at an advanced level clinical and non-clinical information across a range of conditions. 9. To use advanced investigative and analytical skills regarding patients and services. 10. To use clinical reasoning, critical thinking and analysis to develop individual goals and interventions which optimise functional ability. 11. To plan and prioritise clinical work. 12. To delegate work to support staff and obtain feedback from delegated tasks. 13. To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools/strategies to communicate complex information effectively to patients/carers. This may include patients/ carers who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. The information may relate to prognosis and rehabilitation outcome. 14. To utilise strategies of persuasion and motivation to encourage patients to engage in intervention. 15. To adopt a key role in discharge management, communicating complex information and acting as an advocate for patient/carers. All recommendations should focus on occupational performance and risk management in the patients own environment. 16. To refer to internal and external agencies relevant to the patients needs using designated referral systems. 17. To liaise with and work in collaboration with internal and external agencies. 18. To act as a specialist resource for information and support to patients, carers and others. 19. To ensure safe use of equipment by self and others. 20. To be able to work stressful environment. 21. To be able to impart difficult and unwelcome information regarding rehabilitation outcomes and support services. 22. To be able to deal effectively with emotional and/or aggressive patients/carers and to assist and support colleagues in similar circumstances. 23. To participate in ward rounds, case conferences and meetings as required. 24. To record interventions accurately and timely using team/trust documentation complying with Occupational Therapy guidelines and legislative requirements. 25. To complete activity data using team/trust documentation and outcome measures. 26. To provide written reports complying with Occupational Therapy guidelines and legislative requirements. 27. To promote Occupational Therapy as a treatment medium and ensure high Occupational Therapy profile. 28. To lead and participate in clinical governance and quality assurance programmes to ensure the delivery of a high quality and evidence based service. 29. To lead and participate in the measurement and evaluation of work and current practices through the use of audit and outcome measures, either individually or as part of a clinical team. 30. To initiate, lead and participate in specialist research. 31. To initiate, lead and promote changes to policies, procedures and practices within the specialist clinical area which may impact on other disciplines. Education Training 1. To take responsibility in agreement with line manager for personal development by ensuring that Continuing Professional Development remains a priority. 2. To provide evidence of personal development to post graduate/masters degree level or equivalent 3. To undertake all mandatory training required for the role. 4. To lead and participate in in-service training and coaching colleagues, ensuring the sharing of information and reflection on learning experiences. 5. To undertake fieldwork education Leadership 1. To participate in supervision and the appraisal process, as an appraiser and appraisee, in line with Occupational Therapy and Trust Guidelines. 2. To manage, supervise and support designated Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy support staff. 3. To participate in the recruitment and retention of staff. 4. To deal with grievance and disciplinary matters in the initial stages with support of the Head Occupational Therapist.