Senior Occupational Therapist 2
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £64,466.07 i £71,038.46 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64466.07 - £71038.46 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Jersey, JE2 3DN |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | K0011-26-3495 |
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Assess, develop interventions and monitor needs for a range of highly complex conditions within a specialist area. This includes specialist evaluation, diagnostic services, advice and training to clients, families and other professional staff on the management of physical and mental illness, injury or disability, prevention of deformity and deterioration, management of a client's environmental factors, vocational and educational opportunities and leisure activities. 2. Undertake the role of care co-ordinator within a health and social services context, encompassing all required to assess for long term care benefit, and negotiate specialist care packages including budgeting. 3. Share, interpret, implement and practice Government and National policies, standards and guidelines within specialist area to ensure that work is conducted in accordance with organization/service policies and within health and safety regulations. 4. Receive direct referrals from a range of clinical services and the general public, diagnosing and screening clients to identify how they may benefit from OT intervention, and providing subsequent comprehensive, holistic assessment using a variety of specialist clinical skills and individual intervention including prescription of Rehabilitation programmes and therapeutic activities in order to promote maximum independence of the client. 5. Independently manages cases/key working of disabled individuals and offers support to carers to promote effective outcomes that are met consistent with the client's needs, and to refer to other agencies as required, with guidance from Senior 1 Occupational Therapists as required. 6. Delivers professional evaluation, consultation, advice and training to clients, carers and relatives, other professional staff within the hospital and community, education and the voluntary sector as appropriate, in the use of specialised aids, assistive technology, adaptive bespoke equipment and major housing adaptations. 7. Maintain appropriate and timely client records of assessment, intervention and progress to monitor effectiveness of intervention, to facilitate treatment planning and long-term client management and to support the ongoing evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of the service to inform departmental planning purposes. 8. Develop & deliver service specific training programmes, including supporting the training of Health and Social care and Occupational Therapy students and support staff. Provide Occupational Therapy information and advice to professional qualified and unqualified staff, voluntary organisations and family carers in order to improve the understanding of client need and promote effective management of the client's condition to minimize the impact on quality of life. 9. Act as a mentor and provide regular clinical supervision to OT staff. Advise and support health and social care colleagues, trainees and support staff to ensure they are supported to deliver their roles to the best of their abilities and to continuing professional development. 10. Support the appraisal of the service's performance, identifying unmet needs, implementing the use of outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the service and interpreting and actioning developments in Occupational Therapy practice in order to make recommendations and contribute to organisational changes to improve the service. 11. Identify necessary major adaptations required for client's homes and schools to facilitate function, access and mobility, working with third party providers to develop detailed building specifications for the specific requirements of the clients concerned and working closely with clients, architects, builders and Community and Government Departments to effect changes.