Occupational Therapist Specialist Frailty
4 weeks ago
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Frailty Service as a Specialist Frailty Occupational Therapist. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a rapidly developing service that provides comprehensive geriatric assessments to frail patients presenting to the acute areas of CHFT.
As a Specialist Frailty Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for assessing frail patients across CHFT, including the new emergency department, medical assessment unit, and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care unit (FSDEC). You will utilise your core occupational therapy skills to support the complex needs of frail patients, working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic assessments and meet the needs of our patients with a strong focus on the home first approach.
You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge with skill sharing competencies alongside your occupational therapy skills to formulate individual treatment plans. The Acute Frailty Team has growing opportunities for development with positive encouragement for individuals to be involved in service development.
Main Duties
- Assess frail patients across CHFT, including the new emergency department, medical assessment unit, and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care unit (FSDEC).
- Utilise core occupational therapy skills to support the complex needs of frail patients.
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic assessments and meet the needs of our patients with a strong focus on the home first approach.
- Develop and implement individual treatment plans, working with patients and their carers to achieve their goals.
- Provide specialist advice and information to professional colleagues, patients, carers, and the public.
- Act as an advocate for patients, supporting and promoting their involvement in decision-making.
- Participate in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised treatment plans for frail older adults.
- Recognise the changes in patients' conditions that require intervention and take appropriate action.
- Act within the Acute Frailty service as a specialist resource, providing advice for colleagues within the MDT.
- Work collaboratively with health and social care community and acute colleagues to ensure effective care pathways and transfers of care.
About Us
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of healthcare services in West Yorkshire. We employ over 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, as well as in community sites, health centres, and in patients' homes. We also have almost 150 volunteers who support our services.
We provide a range of services, including urgent and emergency care, medical, surgical, maternity, gynaecology, critical care, children's and young people's services, end of life care, and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services. We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation as a Foundation Trust.
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