This is an exciting development opportunity for a Band 5 to work as part of a supportive team working with Older Adults . Within this role, the clinical lead and senior OT staff will support your learning journey enabling opportunities to develop and learn.

This job will give you the opportunity to screen patients for groups, prepare and lead a number of groups including Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, work closely with Multi-Disciplinary Team, attending meetings whilst also gaining experience working with patients in the community in their home environment.

You will be responsible for providing high standard of assessment, advice, treatment and evaluation of patients referred to the service. You will have regular supervision and supported with your developmental pathway.

Main duties of the job

• Use appropriate assessment techniques to assess individual's abilities and difficulties in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities.
• Plan to lead groups sessions
• Screen patients for groups
• Complex cases in the community with support from senior members of staff.
• Apply knowledge of bio-psychosocial science, pathology and occupation in its widest sense - in order to make basic decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
• To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.
• To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
• To apply a basic range of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual and group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.
• To regularly review client's progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment accordingly.
• To keep up to date clinical records in line with professional standards and local record keeping policies
• To provide written and verbal reports as required at any stage in the treatment process.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Duties:

1.

Use appropriate assessment techniques to assess individuals abilities and difficulties in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities.

2.

Apply knowledge of bio-psychosocial science, pathology and occupation in its widest sense in order to make basic decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.

3.

To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers. Treatment is in form of groups and community visits.

4.

To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.

5.

To work in collaboration with others (usually Social Care) to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.

6.

To liaise with external agencies as appropriate to client need.

7.

To apply a basic range of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual and group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.

8.

To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to Assistants, supported by Advanced/Senior Occupational Therapist.

9.

To regularly review clients progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment accordingly, supported by Advanced/Senior Occupational Therapist.

10.

To ensure treatment offered is based on the best available evidence for effectiveness in the specialist area where it is applied.

11.

To keep up to date clinical records in line with professional standards and local record keeping policies.

12.

To provide written and verbal reports as required at any stage in the treatment process in line with Occupational Therapy clinical governance standards.

13.

To establish positive and mutually supportive relationships with unqualified Occupational Therapy staff.

Indirect Clinical Duties:

1.

To attend clinical case discussions at meetings or ward rounds.

2.

To utilise evidence based practice.

3.

To undertake day to day clinical prioritisation and work planning, supported and supervised by Advanced/Senior Occupational Therapist.

4.

To promote the roles and skills of Occupational Therapy to other professionals.

5.

To contribute constructively to multi-disciplinary team working.

6.

To complete necessary statistical records and documentation as required.

Profession Specific Duties:

1.

To attend professional Occupational Therapy meetings as required.

2.

To attend appropriate training events as appropriate to support continuing professional development.

3.

To complete Preceptorship programme in the first year and probation for first 6 months.

4.

To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio identifying learning objectives for each rotation.

5.

To undertake annual appraisal.

6.

To contribute constructively to the weekly supervision process.

7.

To comply with agreed policies for annual leave, sickness and time owing in each rotation.

8.

To attend the Band 5 Support Group.

9.

To promote and maintain high standards and professional behaviour in Occupational Therapy as stated in the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Occupational Therapists.

Person Specification

HCPC Registered

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Experience working with Older Adults

Desirable

• Access to a car for work

Previous work experience

Essential

• Experience preparing and running groups
• Experience of community visits

Desirable

• Experience working in a NHS setting

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Margaret's Hospital

The Plain

Epping

CM16 6TN

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364-A-8487