Senior Occupational Therapist
Job Description
Job summary
Are you a Band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge, or an experienced Band 5 looking for a more senior role? Are you dynamic, creative, forward thinking and passionate about rehabilitation? Then Newhaven Community Ward is the place for you! This 34-bedded community inpatientfacility rehabilitates people from Brighton hospitals with a range of medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions, often with multiple complex co-morbidities. You will work closely with your Physiotherapy colleagues to complete comprehensive assessments, set realistic goals with patients and instigate effective rehabilitative activity to improve function and promote independence, supported by a fantastic team of Generic Therapy Assistants. Working as part of a Multi-disciplinary team, including Flow Co-ordinators and Adult Social Care, you will help effect appropriate and timely discharges, while delivering highest standards of patient care. The service responds to the rehabilitation needs of adults of all ages, therefore you will be required to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, be a great communicator and put your patients at the heart of all you do. You will have experience in and develop your skills in complex discharge planning, equipment provision, manual handling skills and knowledge of relevant equipment, home and access visits. You should be highly motivated and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team. You must be HCPC registered
Main duties of the job
To work independently as an autonomous practitioner by providing specialist assessment and intervention to individuals presenting with a range of physical, cognitive, social or perceptual deficits which impact on functional ability and safety within their home environment, using an evidence based and person-centred approach.
To ensure a proactive approach to rehabilitation to maintain and improve function and to facilitate timely discharges always thinking 'Home First'
To work closely with Physiotherapy colleagues, as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team. This will involve providing both formal and informal clinical support where necessary.
To provide supervision and leadership for relevant junior and senior members of staff and students on practice placement.
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services within a designated specialist team.
To participate in a 7-day rota including bank holiday and weekend cover as required.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Candidate information pack - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD for full details but main responsibilities as follows.
Main Duties and Responsibilities Communication To work closely with the Head of Occupational Therapy and other Occupational Therapy Leads to ensure a professional and co-ordinated Occupational Therapy service.
To work closely with the MDT to ensure a professional and co-ordinated discharge.
To ensure that the team maintains up to date written and electronic activity data in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, colleagues,and other agencies, communicating with them in a way that respects their abilities, views, autonomy, and culture.
To communicate effectively with patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies, demonstrating developed verbal and non- verbal skills to communicate often complex concepts, managing barriers to communications such as dysphasia, learning difficulties, cognitive or sensory issues and different languages.
To establish and maintain communication with various individuals and groups on complex, potentially stressful topics in a range of situations.
To develop and maintain effective professional communication structures.To promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy within the multidisciplinary team, negotiating priorities where appropriate.To provide accurate and up to date documentation of all interventions, complying with Trust, departmental and professional standards and provide Occupational Therapy reports as appropriate and relevant to your clinical specialty.
Service Delivery and Improvement To support and assist the Team leader in planning and delivery of Occupational Therapy service developments and policy in line with departmental development strategies, Trust objectives and current government agenda, and in consultation with the Head ofOccupational Therapy.
To be actively involved in the Multidisciplinary Team service developments, in consultation with your Team Lead, leading on projects where appropriate.To assess risk and manage it effectively within designated team, clinical and community settings used for occupational therapy.
To take responsibility for risk management and health and safety in the workplace by adhering to and promoting Health and Safety regulations, UHS and departmental policies.To ensure the safe use, maintenance, and storage of equipment; and to report faulty equipment in accordance with local policy and national procedures.To regularly attend and contribute to Occupational Therapy staff meetings and othermeetings as required.To identify unmet needs and gaps in service provision and highlight to Team leader
To have good working knowledge of good resource management and budgetary constraints.To be familiar with all project developments/initiatives and cascade to team members.To participate in quality assurance service audit and outcome measures.To participate in a 7-day rota as required.To be willing to work cross-site and in other Teams on a short-term basis in times of serviceneed. People Management and Development To support the Band 7 OT, OT lead, AHP Lead and Head of OT with providing leadershipwithin your designated team.To ensure that you and team members adhere to Health and Safety guidelines and maintain safe working environments and practices.To represent Occupational Therapy at all appropriate service meetings.
To deputise for the Team Lead in their absence in the prioritisation of referrals and caseload allocation, balancing patient related and professional demands, discuss staffing implications with the Head of Occupational Therapy when appropriate.To review and reflect upon own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision in line with Service and Trust policies.To contribute to an effective supervision framework for Occupational Therapy staff and participate in the Trusts appraisal process.To support your Team Lead with the induction, training, development, and appraisal of the other members of staff.To contribute to the recruitment and induction of Occupational Therapy staff and other staff as appropriate.To provide training to staff and students on specialist topics as agreed with the Team LeadTo initiate, plan and implement the induction, training and education of students on placement and any other new staff as delegated by Team lead.To provide clinical supervision to other members of the Occupational Therapy Team as agreed with Team Lead.To carry out staff appraisal in the capacity as supervisor as agreed with the Team Lead.To be a student practice educator and to provide student practice placements.
Patient Care Delivery To independently manage a caseload of patients with complex and variable needs using evidence-based principles to plan and implement effective assessments and treatment programmes.To undertake comprehensive and timely assessments of patients utilising advanced clinical reasoning and analytical skills, responding rapidly to changes in patients clinical needs, functional needs and mental health status including assessing their ability to give informedconsent for therapy.To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to inform accurate diagnoses and prognoses.
To carry out a wide range of interventions and treatment approaches.To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of ...
