Senior Occupational Therapist
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum pro rata
- Closing date
- 26 Sep 2022
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The Intermediate Care Unit is a therapy and nurse led integrated inpatient physical rehabilitation ward. We are seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team.The successful candidate will be working alongside our outgoing Band 6 Occupational Therapist to ensure a smooth transition. They will be joining a team of supportive and hardworking individuals who will ensure the successful candidate has everything they need to flourish in their role.
We need an individual who has excellent skills in supervising staff, a strong ethos towards staff development, a strong sense of accountability, and experience in multidisciplinary team working.
Our Physical Rehabilitation ward consists of 34 individual en-suite bedroomswith a range of facilities including a gym, roof top garden, and a therapy kitchen. Patients are transferred to the ward via two pathways; - transfer from the acute hospital and admission avoidance.
Main duties of the job
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.
To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and includingimmediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication. Eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain.
To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies involved in the patients pathway.
Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives and the new model of care.
To work effectively within the structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews.
To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.
To work within Trust and COT guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements.
To demonstrate a good understanding of Social Service and Health legislation.
To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care.
Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
310-OPAC-4432707
We need an individual who has excellent skills in supervising staff, a strong ethos towards staff development, a strong sense of accountability, and experience in multidisciplinary team working.
Our Physical Rehabilitation ward consists of 34 individual en-suite bedroomswith a range of facilities including a gym, roof top garden, and a therapy kitchen. Patients are transferred to the ward via two pathways; - transfer from the acute hospital and admission avoidance.
Main duties of the job
- To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team, neighbourhood teams.
- To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills
- To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make recommendations for minor and major adaptations in line with current legislation.
- To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
- To provide support and education to peers, new staff non-registered staff and students.
- To supervise junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that Assistant Practitioners and Integrated Care Workers deliver high quality patient care.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.
To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and includingimmediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication. Eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain.
To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies involved in the patients pathway.
Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives and the new model of care.
To work effectively within the structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews.
To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.
To work within Trust and COT guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements.
To demonstrate a good understanding of Social Service and Health legislation.
To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care.
Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential
- Degree or equivalent Current HCPC Registration
- Current HCPC registration
- Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
- Member of COT
- Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification
- Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings
- Experience and knowledge of housing legislation, minor and major adaptations or willingness to train in this area
- Clinical supervisor
- Community experience
- Equipment provision
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Good report writing
- Able to assess plan and implement care
- Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word
- Time Management and prioritisation skills
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Responsible for maintaining registration with HCPC and/or other professional bodies
- Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
- SystmOne
- The ability to: Kneel, bend & stoop and work in cramped environments, Move and manoeuvre people and equipment, Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids
- Travel around work base locality
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
310-OPAC-4432707
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