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4 months ago
Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Location London Salary £34,089 to £41,498 per annum inclusive of HCAS Closing date 23 May 2024
Rotational Occupational Therapist - Band 5
Contract -Permanent. Full-Time 37.The post is on the inter-trust and social services Band 5 OT rotation in the London boroughs of Camden and Islington. (Trusts and Local Authorities involved are shown below).
Rotations are 8 monthly in clinical areas, which include acute, intermediate care and rehabilitation, mental health, paediatrics and social services. The post holder is a full member of the multidisciplinary team and is responsible for a caseload of patients as delegated by the Senior or Team Leader of the clinical service, and as such is professionally and legally accountable for work undertaken. The post holder will set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice, which is evidence based where possible, using local and standardized assessments and outcome measures, where appropriate.
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
To assess and treat patients, addressing quality of life, physical, cognitive, affective, social and environmental issues either on an individual or a group basis, utilising a range of therapeutic skills in accordance with devised treatment plans, in both hospital and in the community settings.
To prioritise factors involved in the Clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on skills, knowledge, experience and on current professional opinion, Clients progress and other physical, social, emotional and mental health issues.
To devise and manage a treatment plan individual to a Clients presenting condition through, the use of functional rehabilitation, adaptation, equipment provision, education, health promotion and cognitive or psychological approaches.
To contribute, as part of the multi-disciplinary team to the discharge planning process, to enable clients to be discharged safely, with the relevant Occupational Therapy intervention completed in a timely manner.
To ensure Client and service records are recorded and maintained, as per local Occupational Therapy, HCPC, BAOT and Trust guidelines.
To prescribe, delegate and monitor the work of Rehabilitation Assistants/ Therapy assistants and Technicians or Support Workers and countersign documentation if required.
To advise, demonstrate to and teach relevant clients, carers/health workers about ongoing rehabilitation and maintenance care programmes and use of equipment as appropriate.
To manage clinical risk in own caseload and ensure that therapy/rehabilitation assistants and students comply, e.g. manual handling, risk assessment and local policy regarding lone working.
To produce written, electronic and verbal reports for the MDT other Health or Social care providers and be able to convey this to the patient in an accessible and meaningful manner using the correct terminology, often in the face of communication barriers
To comply with the Trusts policies on Confidentiality, Documentation and record keeping.
To utilise opportunities to develop skills and knowledge, apply critical appraisal and keep up to date with current practise in the field.
To support other Occupational Therapists in the education and training of other professionals and visitors to the department.
To support health promotion and health education initiatives within the locality and within the community directorate.
To comply with all mandatory training, proactively attending updates at the time intervals stated.
To maintain and update a Continuing Professional Development portfolio.
To participate in the Appraisal/Individual performance review system.
To ensure that accurate and evaluative records of patient care are maintained in line with the service policy.
To delegate appropriate work to staff in supporting roles and provide informal day-to-day support to Rehabilitation Assistants and students to enable them to carry or assist with a managed caseload.
To ensure that all equipment defects, accidents and complaints are reported to the Team Leader immediately.
To comply with the Trusts/ Social services policies and procedures, and the Health and Safety at Work Act.
To participate in the collection of statistics and audit programmes as required by the Service.
To attend and participate in Occupational Therapy/Joint Therapy staff meetings and other relevant meetings as identified by team lead.
To maintain and develop specific departmental duties as designated by the Lead/ Senior OT of the service.
To participate in the development of services and initiatives in the Team, with the support and guidance from senior staff.
To keep up to date in the development of research and clinical practice in the field of rehabilitation, older people and related areas.
Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
0 or above (overseas candidates only)
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council ( HCPC)
Graduate/Post graduate training courses relevant to post
Work or placement experience in the acute hospital setting or related Work areas
Experience of working with patients as an OT or Student OT with complex medical and social presentations.
Voluntary or independent work experience within other settings where skills learned would be transferable to Band 5 role
Knowledge of physical pathology related to rotational work areas i.e. acute medicine, care of older people, mental health, intermediate care.
Understanding of the emotional and physical impact of illness/disability on an individual, their family and carers.
Awareness of and competence in undertaking core therapeutic assessments specific to Occupational therapy
Knowledge and implementation of client centred care principles within assessment and treatment plans
Knowledge of legislative frameworks/current legislation in relation to OT in health care and social care settings.
Documented evidence of continuous professional development showing progression of learning and future learning objectives.
Ability to communicate information clearly and professionally in a health care environment.
Professional liaison with colleagues in other sectors health, private and voluntary.
Use of activity analysis to inform assessment and treatment planning.
Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Computer competent/literate
Other Qualities
Proactively participate in formal and informal training opportunities
Ability to work core hours over 7 days on a rota system
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Whittington Hospital
