Active Recovery Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To work as a member of the Therapy Service team
- To assist the therapist with a range of duties.
- Plan and provide programmes of therapeutic activity for patients, within the framework laid down by the therapists.
- Implement and evaluate basic therapy interventions for patients in activities relating to their treatment programme
- To record patient information including in electronic notes.
- To maintain rehab equipment in the department.
- To input patient data onto the IT system.
- To support active recovery practitioners and therapy assistants informally.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Communication and relationship skills

To participate in regular meetings with other members of the Therapy team

and Multidisciplinary team

To provide and receive routine information to staff, patients, and carers.

To communicate factual information to patients.

To persuade patients to co-operate in their rehabilitation programme using

encouragement, reassurance, tact and sensitivity; overcome barriers to

understanding with patients whose understanding is impaired.

To be able to maintain records and documentation required by work settings in accordance with local policies and Therapy specifications.

On an informal bases, to promote the profile of Therapies in the Trust.

To be able to work flexibly under pressure at a fast pace.

Service management and development

To work with therapists to implement policies within the team and the

department.

To assist the therapists to actively participate in the fieldwork education of

therapy students seconded to the service.

To participate actively in sharing and receiving in-service training and

development to ensure continuous professional development, as appropriate to grade and experience.

To be aware of and promote cross-site links.

To work with other therapy staff to adhere to policies/protocols for the service,

as appropriate.

To demonstrate duties to new starters.

To provide general support for less experienced staff.

To follow policies (Trust and Departmental) in own role.

Active involvement in audits and quality initiative projects under guidance of

therapists.

To help collect data for informal and formal clinical research activities,

underpinned by appropriate methodology and documentation

To identify training needs and facilitate learning of self.

To be willing to take on extra responsibilities to develop the service e.g. Back

Care Facilitator, First Aider, Fire Monitor.

To assist therapists with inducting new staff to the department.

To assist therapist with training new therapy assistant to the department.

Clinical skills

To implement treatment plans established by therapists.

To assess and formulate treatment plans for routine patients as guided by

therapists.

To assist therapist to carry out identified home assessments in accordance

with the Occupational Therapy Service guidelines.

To assess patients’ mobility and issue appropriate equipment under guidance

of therapists.

To provide advice to patients/carers on safe use and care of prescribed

equipment.

To assess patients’ stamina/understanding during treatment sessions.

To update patient’s goals appropriately and in a timely manner.

To ensure appropriate liaison and follow-up at community level prior to

patient’s discharge including family members.

Cleaning, storage and maintenance of therapies-owned equipment and

equipment for loaning

Assist in the transporting and re-stocking of therapies equipment stores

Arrange for ongoing servicing of chairs as appropriate.

To have a holistic understanding of patient and their condition as well as

psychosocial dynamics as they impact the patient’s function.

To plan and provide programmes of therapeutic activity within framework

established by therapists.

To assess patient’s response to activities and decides on appropriate action,

e.g. advise therapist, summon assistance, or cease treatment.

3.15 To work flexibly and be able to adjust to constant changing ward demands.

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