If you are a dynamic, experienced Occupational therapist come join our friendly and supportive inpatient rehabilitation teams based across 2 sites . Capetown & Canterbury wards where this role will be based , offer short stay Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation, for adults within an MDT setting at the Chase farm hospital site.

You will work alongside a Band 7 Physiotherapy team lead , managing rehabilitation OT service , in order to achieve the best outcomes for your patients , adhering to National and local standards.

This role is ideal for experienced Band 6 OTs with advanced clinical skills wishing to develop further into a senior position or for existing Band 7s looking for a new challenge. The role has supervision and staff management responsibility and your development will be supported by a team of band 7 peers and the Integrated Therapies Lead. You will be involved in developing the OT services working with OTs, Physiotherapists, Therapy support workers, Medical, Nursing and Health care staff. The trust's training and development pathway includes a yearly appraisal and supervision.

We welcome you to join our services as we explore new avenues to expand and integrate rehabilitation services across 3 wards and 2 sites.

Contact Kavita Shastri - Magnolia Unit Manager & Integrated Therapies Lead Email : kavita.shastri@nhs.net, phone: 07974878754 for any queries

Main duties of the job

Capetown & Canterbury wards & Magnolia unit are community-based wards,

providing physical rehabilitation for adults and older people transferred from

acute providers or following hospital avoidance admissions from the

community. The post holder will have experience of working within the

specialist area of complex inpatient rehabilitation, including working with

patients with progressive and non-progressive conditions (orthopaedic,

respiratory, medical and surgical).

The post holder will work as an autonomous Occupational Therapist,

responsible for the management, planning, implementation and direction of the

OT Team which consists of a Band 6, Band 5 and Band 4 staff to ensure the

provision of an exceptional standard of Occupational Therapy service, in

conjunction with the multi-professional team, to meet the needs of the

inpatients on the ward. This will also including mentoring, training, CPD,

supervision and appraisal of staff and students.

The post holder will also provide specialist OT advice to the MDT and provide

expertise relating to service developments, including leading Departmental

projects when required.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect)

• To assess the rehabilitation needs of patients admitted and establish and evaluate appropriate OT treatment programmes.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment provision.
• To ensure the OT staff work with patients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan, using standardised and local OT assessment tools.
• To take a lead role in the overview of the discharge planning of patients, recommending services and appropriate follow up at home.
• To manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, taking on the role of care co-ordinator and/or vocational lead where relevant.
• To provide expert advice on moving and handling matters, both within the Unit and within patients homes and ensure OT staff undertake safe moving and handling systems.
• To plan and implement patient centred individual and/or group interventions using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
• Policy Development
  
  • To participate in the operational planning, and implementation of policy and service development within the OT Team and, when required, lead on delegated projects.
  • To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply to practice.
  • To undertake research and/or audit projects relevant to OT and/or the service area, disseminating findings at local level and implementing best practice.
  • To broaden own research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects.
  
  Service Development
  
• To assist the Integrated Therapy Lead regarding service development initiatives , participating in & leading quality improvement projects. To participate in the delivery of OT team development plans as required.
  
  • To organise and recruit agency cover within budgetary constraints.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• oRecognised Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• oEvidence of Continuous Professional Development relevant to the role
• Completion of the Practice Placement Educator's Training.

Desirable

• Member of COT/ other clinical interest groups
• Mental Capacity assessment training / other similar training

Previous experience & skills

Essential

• oExtensive and recent clinical experience working as B6 or B7 in Physical Rehabilitation with adults and older people within the NHS/ similar environment
• oExperience working with patients with cognitive deficits.
• oExperience working with patients with complex moving and handling needs.
• oExperience of working as part of an MDT.
• oExperience undertaking managerial duties.
• oAbility to participate in 7 day OT therapy service rota
• oThe ability to autonomously manage workload and determine priorities, delegating as appropriate
• oThe ability to process, manage and communicate complex information effectively with patients , carers , as well as colleagues
• oTo be competent using IT systems including Microsoft office, EPR systems
• oThe ability to deal with difficult situations involving conflict and/or distressed patients/carers/staff
• oThe ability to prioritise own and others workload within a busy environment.
• oTo have developed advanced skills relating to dementia, including an understanding of mental capacity issues
• oTo have developed advanced skills in moving and handling.
• oThe ability to apply appraisal and supervision skills.

Desirable

• oThe ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information
• oThe ability to reflect on own and others' performances
• Effective presentation skills
• Audit and service improvement skills
• The ability to work with animals eg offer Animal assisted therapy group

Knowledge / awareness/ understanding

Essential

• oUnderstanding and application of of O.T. outcome measures
• oKnowledge of different approaches to OT treatment relevant to the clinical area
• oKnowledge of differing models of practice.
• oIncorporating principles of Clinical Governance into day to day workload.
• oSpecialist knowledge & application of OT Assessments & Interventions relevant to client group.
• oSuitable post graduate professional development relating to the clinical setting.

Desirable

• Membership of the RCOT Clinical Interest Group.

Other essential factors

Essential

• Physical ability to meet the demands of the post including travelling between sites / for community based assessments
• Valid UK driving licence with ability to drive for work related purposes

Desirable

• Fluent in any other language
• Access to a car/ vehicle for business purposes

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Capetown & Canterbury wards

Highlands wing, Chase farm Hospital, 127, The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

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393-NMUH-2067