Occupational Therapy Assistant in Elective
6 days ago
This role is to support the OT staff with the administrative processes within the Elective Orthopeadic Team.
You will be based within a team of 10 OT staff and 9 Physiotherapy staff at Leicester General Hospital.
Ideally the hours will be worked over 5 days a week, but we will also consider a 4 day week.
You must have equivalent of Grade C or above at GCSE in English and Maths. Clerical experience and the ability to use computers is essential in this post.
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
**About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust**: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
Communication
- To liaise with the Occupational Therapist and other members of the Therapy team to ensure the smooth running of the admin processes.
- To undertake telephone duties including transferring calls, relaying messages, taking action on relevant calls and liaising with other professionals and departments both within and outside UHL NHS Trust.
- To use the electronic systems (TIARA, ORMIS, HISS) to register patients and enter statistics ensuring patients details are accurate and up to date.
- To review and collate up to date theatre lists for the clinical staff.
- To distribute referrals received to the relevant staff or other departments and keep an accurate record of all such referrals.
- To complete general admin duties required for the role eg, photocopying, filing, ordering medical notes.
- To complete monthly TIARA breaches corrections
- To develop, maintain and promote effective professional working relationships with other disciplines and members of the Therapy team.
- To liaise with other disciplines concerned with the care and treatment of patients as directed by the member of the Therapy team who has relevant delegation responsibilities.
- To participate in and actively contribute to departmental meetings including staff meetings.
- To maintain high standards of verbal and written communication.
- To maintain a professional level of record keeping in accordance with UHL Documentation Policies and professional guidelines.
Responsibilities - Patient/Client Care
- Monitoring equipment and stock levels, e.g. ADL equipment, splint materials.
- To manage the onsite ADL store, ensuring stock is up to date and liaise with the supplier as needed to ensure smooth running.
- To obtain information from computer systems about a patients health status and needs.
- To provide relevant information to patients/clients and carers.
- To manage and organise own time and activities in consultation with the relevant team member.
- To assist with the ordering of equipment supplied to patients as delegated by the member of the Therapy team who has delegation responsibilities for this task.
- To report back to the supervising clinician any relevant information regarding the patient and their circumstances.
- To assist with the organisation of home assessments as directed by the relevant team member.
- To undertake, where required, pre-planned delegated tasks within a patient’s place of residence/discharge destination e.g. delivery of ADL equipment, measuring heights of furniture, with or without a member of Therapy staff present, as per the UHL Lone Working Policy.
Responsibilities - Service
- To support the Therapy Service in promoting the role and value of Occupational Therapy to other healthcare professionals and the public.
- To participate in the induction of new Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff.
- To participate in the collection, recording and inputting of statistical information e.g. TIARA.
- To undertake appropriate training and development to maintain a high quality of service including team development/in-service training.
- To undertake an annual appraisal and actively participate in the setting and achieving of
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