Specialist Occupational Therapist
1 month ago
The @home service are seeking a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 7 ) to fill a full-time position within the @home service.
We are continuously expanding our urgent community response in line with NHS England's Long-Term Plan to support London's ageing population and those with complex and urgent needs. Virtual wards is a focal point currently as well as providing a falls response to create greater community capacity. Collaborative partnerships with health and social care stakeholders ensure we place our patients at the heart of all we do.
The role involves assessing patients in homes within the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, requiring the use of public transport or via holding a current and valid UK driver's licence and /or vehicle that can be used for work purposes.
The prospective post holder must have a passion for rapid and holistic patient-centred community-based care, and demonstrated knowledge and experience and/or eagerness to play a pivotal role in admission avoidance. Provide expert Occupational Therapy and extended scope assessment, intervention, care planning and review of individual patients.
Demonstrated strength in triaging referrals and prioritising timely allocation of urgent visits and in supporting the therapy teams' daily operations within the duty therapist role.
Work frequently as a lone practitioner and at times in conjunction with other teams and colleagues, across a variety of locations within the community.
Facilitate and encourage multidisciplinary practice across traditional professional boundaries liaising with health and social care professionals and voluntary agencies to deliver individualised and expert patient-centred care.
Supervise and line manage Band 6 Occupational Therapist and/or physiotherapists and Band 3 nursing rehabilitation support workers.
Lead on and support learning and development for the @home team, with refence to highlighting your Occupational therapy practice and knowledge to support complex patient cases and intervention planning.
Supervise, initiate and participate in evidence-based projects, departmental research and audit including recommendations for change in practice.
GSTT @home is a hospital at home service covering both Lambeth and Southwark boroughs, and is a joint venture between health and social care. @home provides high quality, safe, intensive multidisciplinary acute treatment and monitoring in the patient's usual place of residence that would otherwise be carried out in hospital.
The service operates 7 days per week, with therapists working 08.00hrs as the standard shift pattern. With this post being part-time it is essential the post holder be able to work their hours flexibly and to contribute fully to both existing and new rota's.
Patients conditions range from those requiring a single episode of care e.g. postoperative to IV or antibiotic therapy through to patients living with complex and long-term conditions, including the frail elderly, who may require periodic short-term intervention to maintain the best possible quality of life at home.
The service accepts referrals from GP's, LAS, Guys and St Thomas Hospitals, Kings College Hospital, St George's hospitals as well as other community services.
@Hospital admission avoidance, with 2 hour or same day response, working in conjunction with LAS, GPs, Community Matrons, District Nurses, Social Care and the other community therapy teams.
Service Development - Research / Audit / Quality
Education and Training
Personal and Professional Development
Head of Nursing, Deputy Head of Nursing, Deputy Chief AHP, Therapy Lead Practitioners, Clinical Development Matron, Matrons, @home GPs, Nursing staff and the wider MDT, District Nurses and Community Matrons, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Allied Health Professionals, Consultants and Junior Medical Staff, community and acute therapy and rehabilitation teams, Social Services staff administrative and support staff, Home Care Provider Staff, Voluntary Sector Staff.
This is a community-based role and will involve entering patients homes.
Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy.
MSc in relevant subject or equivalent level of postgraduate specialist training short courses, specific training or experience
Extensive postgraduate experience across a range of clinical areas
Experience of working with adults and older people with chronic conditions and complex co-morbidities
Broad range of therapy / rehabilitation experience at Band 6 in all core areas: neurology, orthopaedics, medical, and care of the elderly
Experience of multidisciplinary goal-planning and using outcome measures.
Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for services including experience of quality issues and audit.
Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients.
Ability to travel across the borough of Lambeth and Southwark.
Evidence of dynamic risk assessments carried out in stressful and unpredictable environments
Knowledge of current national policies such as NICE relevant to intermediate care
Licensed driver and car owner
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Elmcourt Health Centre & Walworth Rd clinic
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