Occupational Therapist
2 weeks ago
Our unique Acute Hospital at Home team are looking to recruit a motivated and caring Occupational Therapist. The team is truly multidisciplinary, and consists of trained Therapists, Staff Nurses, Therapy Practitioners and Therapy Assistants.
You will become part of a team that are in the privileged position of supporting people in their own home by setting rehab goals which enables patients recently discharged from hospital to return to their base line function. Can assess and review patients and set realistic and achievable rehabilitation goals
Has experience supporting patients to meet their rehabilitation goals.
Has good IT skills to support with the running of the service and the essential communication and monitoring of patients which allows for successful transitions to other teams.
A full UK Driving License is an essential requirement for this role.
The AHAH team is truly multidisciplinary, and consists of trained Therapists, Staff Nurses, Therapy Practitioners and Therapy Assistants.
We provide NHS vehicles to complete all community visits.
Occupational therapy will be delivered in accordance with the COT standards of practice and the Code of Ethics and Professional national guidelines.
Formulate and deliver occupational therapy treatment plans based on sound knowledge and evidence based practice, evaluating patients' progress and tailoring treatments to meet their needs.
Use a range of interpersonal skills such as motivating, negotiating, counselling and reassuring skills along with excellent communication skills to communicate often complex related information effectively.
You will have freedom to act as an autonomous practitioner you are responsible for planning your own realistic and achievable treatment interventions with supervision as required from senior staff to enable the patient to regain skills.
The patients you will be supporting will often be leaving hospital sooner than traditional models of care and at an earlier stage of the rehab process. Therefore, your skills will be needed to not only provide short term intervention but also for establishing sustainable and achievable levels of function that will help to minimise the risk of readmission to hospital
Have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy - BSc Occupational Therapy
Registered as an Occupational Therapist with the Health Professions Council
Evidence of other relevant and recent CPD/ training
Have a full UK driving licence
General Medicine & Surgery, Orthopaedics, Elderly Care, A/E, Critical Care, Respiratory
Minimum 2 Years experience in the core rotational skills including evidence of community working
Evidence of contributing to the development of Therapy assistants/ student therapists.
Ability to demonstrate clear depth of clinical reasoning and knowledge of OT assessment and interventions for patients' with varying medical conditions, commensurate with Band 6 level
To have good computer skills
To show an understanding of clinical governance and its implication for the Occupational Therapy service
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset County Hospital - Damers House
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