We are a friendly and welcoming team of therapists who work alongside our colleagues from other professions to provide acute services in the Medical Rehabilitation team at West Middlesex Hospital. Our Trust provides services from both Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital. We are one of the best performing trusts in London for A& E waiting times, and our mortality rates are some of the best in the country.

Whether you are an existing Band 6 looking for a new challenge, or a Band 5 considering the next steps in your career, this is an ideal opportunity. You will ideally have a broad range of clinical experience at Band 5 level or above.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be considered a senior clinical staff member and be part of the Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation Team.

The post holder will need to have significant clinical experience, provide advance clinical expertise to their team and more junior staff, and coordinate and deliver high quality care, as well as, work as an autonomous practitioner in providing Occupational therapy assessment, treatment and management to own caseload of patients. There will be also opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills required to work across the older adult pathway.

They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / service developments and management functions as delegated by the Band 7 or Clinical Lead Therapist. They will role model the Trust values at all times

The post holder will provide supervision, teaching and support to more junior staff, therapy assistants and students on placement.

The post holder will actively be part of a 7 day service rota.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A& E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a �30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an �80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To carry out appropriate assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skills for clients with multiple/complex needs.
• To work with clients to identify and agree treatment goals based on assessment outcomes, which balance the complex interaction of risk, safety, client choice, independence, areas of conflict and eligibility for services.
• To use communication, reasoning and negotiation skills to establish a therapeutic relationship in complex cases, managing basic barriers to communication.
• To plan and implement individual/group interventions using graded activities to address therapeutic goals and optimise clients functional independence.
• To address all areas of risk associated with individual clients ability to function independently and minimise the effects of disability within their chosen environment, including planning and carrying out home assessments and discharge to assess visits and being responsible for the clients health and safety during this assessment.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions in order to measure client progress and treatment effectiveness.
• To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effects of disability to own caseload management and to inform others practice.
• To supervise the caseload management of Band 5 OT plus supervise day to day activity of therapy assistants and students as designated.
• To represent the OT Department within the multi-disciplinary team and participate in relevant team/network meetings and ward rounds to contribute to the discussion and planning of client care. To use these forums to seek opinion from the team to inform own caseload analysis and reasoning as appropriate.
• To liaise with families/carers and statutory and voluntary agencies to contribute to the discussion and planning of client care and seeking opinion from others to inform own caseload analysis and reasoning as appropriate.
• To assess for, facilitate provision and education in use of equipment for independence .
• To ensure that all documentation and activity recording is maintained according to Trust and College of Occupational Therapists Guidelines.
• To comply with College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and all other relevant national and local policies and procedures.
• To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and provide guidance to junior staff as necessary.
• To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
• To progress the client intervention to a satisfactory closure as MDT member. This may include evaluating outcomes, setting up reviews and/or arranging appropriate transfer of care as appropriate.
• To provide moving and handling advice for other therapy team members as required.
• To participate in the 7 day rota of flexible working within the designated therapy team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in OT or equivalent
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in acute or rehabiltiation setting
• Physical health experience in NHS

Desirable

• Community experience
• Mental health experience
• Research/ audit experience
• Students supervising/ mentoring
• Supervision of junior staff

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of current best practice and guidelines
• Word processing/ Good IT skills
• Prioritisation skills
• Application of OT processes

Desirable

• Group work/ training/ presentation skills
• Knowledge of standardised assessments and use in practice

Personal qualities

Essential

• Experience of working in MDT
• Able to work weekends/ flexible working

Desirable

• Conflict management experience
• Evidence of client centred non discriminatory approach

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth, Hounslow

TW7 6AF

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