Occupational Therapist

3 days ago

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking highly motivated and dedicated Occupational Therapists to join our dynamic teams on a rotational scheme. As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of patients and develop your clinical skills in various settings.

Main Duties
  1. Undertake assessments, set patient-centred goals, create treatment plans, and monitor and evaluate a designated caseload of patients using evidence-based clinical pathways.
  2. Maintain a delegated clinical caseload within the limits of your competencies, in a variety of settings including individually or in groups.
  3. Formulate goals in partnership with the patient, clearly communicating your clinical reasoning to justify your recommendations and utilising the most appropriate treatment/intervention.
  4. Advise, support, and educate patients and carers in the management of their condition.
  5. Assess capacity and gain informed consent from patients for any intervention carried out. Complete mental health capacity forms as required.
  6. Workload will be delegated by senior clinician based on competencies as postholder develops through continuing professional development.
  7. Contribute to reviews involving multi-disciplinary and multi-agency staff. The post holder may be required to take the key worker role.
  8. Work across agencies as required and have a working knowledge and understanding of the systems within Health, Education, and Social Services to facilitate appropriate treatment/interventions, equipment, access, and adaptation issues.
  9. Decisions required outside of competencies and existing pathways are escalated to senior clinician.
  10. Undertake training and development of students and assistants.
  11. Provide supervision, and support to junior staff in the team, including assistants and apprenticeship staff.
Communication
  1. Liaise effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team/departments/services/agencies including information relating to patient interventions and service delivery.
  2. Gather information from patients, relatives, and other services (from a variety of sources including electronic patient records) and maintain clinical documentation in line with the Code of Conduct and Trust policies.
  3. Attend and participate in team meetings.
  4. Communicate appropriately in person, by email, on Teams, or over the phone with staff, other professionals, patients, and families with patients who are possibly distressed, in pain, unwell, etc., using listening and empathetic skills.
  5. Advise and educate patients and carers in a variety of ways which may include suggesting techniques and strategies to manage their condition, use of equipment, etc.
  6. Act as an advocate on behalf of patients.
  7. Deal with challenging situations including verbal aggression or patient complaints, using conflict resolution and negotiation skills, and seek support as required.
  8. Advise and support students and assistant staff in adapting communication skills to meet individual patients' needs.
Training and Development
  1. Take part in regular supervision in line with Supervision Policy and provide supervision for students and assistants as required.
  2. Take responsibility for own professional development including clinical competencies, maintaining own development portfolio.
  3. Undertake teaching and education of others and share knowledge and experience with other staff and students.
  4. Participate in research and development activities as required.
  5. Support and supervise students and assistants as required and as outlined in the supervision guidance.
Organisational Responsibilities
  1. Contribute to service improvement, clinical audit, and governance activities, as delegated.
  2. Responsible for maintaining written or electronic clinical documentation in line with relevant policies, legislation, and guidance.
  3. Actively contribute to the delivery of service and organisational objectives.
  4. Take an active role in ensuring quality and safety of care interventions.
  5. Develop own leadership skills.
  6. Manage own e-roster, travel, and annual leave within policies.
  7. Regular access to patient and staff digital and on-line systems including, e-roster, education sites, SharePoint.
Professional Responsibilities
  1. Ensure adherence to HCPC standards of conduct and professional proficiency.
  2. Understand and demonstrate the need to respect and uphold the rights, dignity, and values and autonomy of every service user.
  3. Understand your role in the process of promoting and maintaining health and wellbeing for patients, self, and others.
  4. Operate within the codes of practice outlined in the Trust behavioural framework.
  5. Be willing to recognise own limitations in knowledge, skills, and experience and seek support to address any learning needs as required in a timely manner through appraisal and continuous professional development.
  6. Assess and maintain competencies as required for the role.
  7. Understand your role in supporting staff and patients with protected characteristics, to be a role model and ally in challenging and eliminating discrimination of all forms.

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