Occupational Therapist

4 weeks ago


Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a Rotational Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to work in various settings and develop your clinical skills and expertise.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage a specialist inpatient caseload using clinical skills and reasoning
  • Support junior staff with caseload management and prioritisation on other wards
  • Complete patient assessments in a ward setting, formulate problem lists and provide appropriate therapy input and discharge planning to facilitate a safe discharge
  • Contribute to board rounds, putting patient care and the patient experience first
  • Communicate with fellow therapists and other MDT members such as nurses, consultants, specialists and support junior staff with decision making
  • Treatment and management of patients requiring post-operative protocols and ensuring that risks are minimised for discharge
  • Actively participate in yours and others' regular supervision and service development, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements
  • Use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player
  • Demonstrate leadership skills and deputise for the team leads whenever necessary
  • Participate in the development of occupational therapists and support staff and students within clinical speciality through training, competencies and supervision
  • Participate in multi-disciplinary team teaching
  • To participate in specific 7 day working rotas, dependent on the team/area
Requirements
  • To be able to carry out comprehensive assessments and treatment plans for patients including those with complex presentations/ multipathologies
  • To support junior therapists, assistants and students with their caseload as required
  • To keep up to date with developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes to your clinical practice
  • To attend relevant training in order to maintain competencies
Leadership or Managerial
  • To be responsible for and actively record your own personal development
  • To participate in the appraisal as appraisee and appraiser
  • To supervise junior therapists, students and assistants
Information and Reporting
  • To participate in clinical audit and the evaluation of clinical effectiveness
  • To undertake and present relevant evidence-based projects
Service Improvement
  • To make recommendations when appropriate to changes in practice leading to improvement in the service
Communications and Engagement
  • To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patient's care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working
  • To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients in order to progress treatment programmes
  • To maintain accurate records in line with professional body (Royal College of Occupational Therapy), Trust and service standards and policies
General Responsibilities
  • To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able


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