As a health and wellbeing organisation here at team NHFT we are dedicated to continually innovate and strive to make a difference to our community and those working for our Trust, we aim to serve the people of Northamptonshire and surrounding areas with safe, quality care. We deliver this from an understanding of our local healthcare needs, economy and the changing demands of our community.

This role of Band 7 Occupational Therapist provides an exciting opportunity for the post holder to lead and provide clinical input, oversight/assurance, development and supervision for the Occupational Therapists working within the Trust's In-Patient Community Beds setting. Work will be focused within the Hazelwood ward at Isebrook Hospital in Wellingborough which is a 32 bedded unit providing in-patient rehabilitation to patients presenting with general rehabilitation needs and also rehabilitation needs post stroke. As such the post holder will be required to have the relevant clinical experience across both clinical fields of rehabilitation and to support other members of the MDT in their development.

Main duties of the job

To complete initial and ongoing patient assessments, support patients to identify SMART goals, utilise clinical outcome measures and develop, deliver and progress bespoke treatment plans.

To work collaboratively within the team and with external providers to:

• • Enable patients to work towards goals relevant to the in-patient community hospital setting
  • Support the patient and family members/carers with regards to discharge planning
  • Identify further rehabilitation needs to include onward referral to other services as appropriate

• Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment through autonomous and accountable decisions in Occupational Therapy practice supported by current research and in accordance with NHFT protocols and policies.
• Provide leadership, education and support to other team members through promotion of innovative strategies to manage change and improve service delivery.

• The role will ensure that flow into and out of the service are maintained and also ensuring a flexible model of service delivery is maintained to meet the needs of the service.
• Responsible for identifying gaps in the service and assisting with service improvement and developing pathways of care to meet the service needs.
• Communicate condition related information, sensitive diagnostic & prognostic information to patients/clients, carers & relatives, requiring empathy & reassurance.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy
• Active registration with the Health Care Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD and clinical skills relevant to the areas of Stroke and rehabilitation
• Team leadership experience
• Evidence of being a supervisor, student mentor/ clinical educator

Desirable

• In-depth experience of a broad base of O.T. clinical skills within a physical health setting
• Experience of devising and delivering training
• Experience of leading clinical audit and service evaluation
• Member of a specialist interest group

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to carry out in-depth O.T. assessment of complex clients with a diverse range of pathologies
• Ability to formulate specialist programmes of intervention, implement and evaluate treatment for complex patients
• Experience of patient discharge planning
• Problem-solving skills and prioritisation skills
• Flexible and open to change, adaptable
• MDT approach, open communication
• Ability to travel between sites

Desirable

• Complaints/conflict management
• Experience with local and national policies
• Experience of quality assurance and quality audit within practice
• Risk management
• Recruitment experience

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Hazelwood Ward

Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

NN8 1LP

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