We have an excellent opportunity for a band 6 Occupational Therapist who is passionate about Frailty to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service.

UCR is a rapid assessment, diagnostic and treatment service, which aims to reduce unscheduled admissions for people with complex health needs and frailty. As an Occupational Therapist, you would provide holistic assessment focusing on occupational disruption during the acute phase of illness and provide support to the team to provide equipment provision and resolve complex manual handling issues. As our patients are acutely unwell, you would use a collaborative approach to prioritise crisis management and rapid assessment to prevent hospital admission, and decrease the risk of further deconditioning. You would use your skills to maintain patients' safety at home, aiming to support them back to their functional baseline quickly as they recover medically, or refer on as required.

The UCR team operates from a hub in Herriard, located in-between Basingstoke and Alton. The service operates 0800 to 2000 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The successful candidate would be expected to work 1 weekend in 4. Hours to be worked within our operational times can be discussed during the interview process.

This role allows you to work autonomously and implement a breadth of interventions, while having the support of a wider multidisciplinary team, including Consultant Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, AHPs and Nurses

Main duties of the job

To provide functional assessment and devise effective holistic therapy plans and goals for patients who are acutely unwell to enable them to remain as independent as possible in their own homes.

Assess, recommend, and organise the provision of adaptive equipment and minor adaptations within patients' homes.

Offer clinical supervision to support other team members such as HCSW's in their role.

To recognise a deteriorating patient and escalate to the MDT appropriately. To aid this SHFT will organise and fund the 'deteriorating patient' academic unit at level 6/7 to support your learning and development.

To have the opportunity to work on the award winning collaborative Falls Car, delivered in partnership with South Central Ambulance Service.

To support the Therapy Lead to further develop our AHP award winning Urgent Response Van

To work in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues primary care, community teams and social care professionals, facilitating a patient focused, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to, and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist

Desirable

• Membership of RCOT.
• Broad range of enhanced clinical skills relevant to the post.

Experience

Essential

• At least 3 years post registration experience working as an Occupational Therapist
• A knowledge of assessing and issuing basic equipment for daily living activities.
• Experience working in an MDT and providing a collaborative approach to patient care.
• Understand evidence-based care and apply it to practice demonstrating regular CPD.
• Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management.

Desirable

• Experience of working in the community.
• Experience working with frailty
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
• Experience working with acutely unwell patients and recognising deterioration.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Full driving license and access to a car for work
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post which will include travel to other areas of the trust for training and home visits to patients place of residence

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1 Bullspen

Manor Court, Herriard

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG25 2PH

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348-MNH-5480