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Occupational Therapist ICELS

3 months ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Leicester City Council Full time

Job summary

Working as part of the wider ICELS Team who provide contract performance and quality assurance monitoring of the service provider, day to day operational management of the service, support for health and social care professionals and a clinical team consisting of an Occupational therapist, Physiotherapist, Lead Nurse, Triage Nurses and Technical Instructors who undertake active recall of equipment in the community, triage of orders placed by health and social care professionals.

Main duties of the job

Triaging equipment orders placed by health and social care prescribers. Providing support, advice and guidance to health and social care professionals working in organisations/services across LLR. Working closely with other members of the ICELS team to deliver operational efficiencies and budget savings. Providing daily operational support to the equipment provider to ensure effective and timely delivery of equipment.

About us

This post will have a key role in the delivery of the Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS) for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The ICELS plays a critical role in supporting health and social care services across LLR delivering care and support to the people of LLR including hospital discharge, crisis response to avoid hospital admission, end of life and palliative care, support to keep people independent and remain in their own homes. This is a very busy service supporting the wider health and social care economy across LLR. The service deals with in excess of 120,000 pieces of equipment to around 30,000 people each year. The delivery of the ICELS is contracted out to an external provider (Medequip).

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide clinical lead role for the Integrated Community Equipment Service

(ICELS) and support the ICELS Partnership and Contracts Manager to deliver a high quality, person centred Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICELS) on behalf of all partners to the pooled fund agreement for the ICELS.

Key Job Activities:

% of Role

Act as gatekeeper for approval of special and catalogue equipment orders and co-ordinate and lead special equipment review panels

25%

Take the lead on ICELS training for prescribers and the development of policies and procedures that support equipment provision and safe use for the ICELS

10%

Provide lead clinical liaison role with the equipment provider and health and social care staff across LLR.

15%

Manage and maintain the refurbished specials stock, offering advice to professionals trying to identify suitable equipment and to assist with sourcing alternative equipment.

15%

Attend and support the ICELS Adults and Children & Young Peoples Professional Advisory Groups.

10%

Direct the work and provide support to other less senior clinical staff working with the ICELS.

5%

Carry out reviews of equipment in the community beyond their loan period to include undertaking risk assessments for citizens who currently have equipment liaising with health and social care professionals, service users and their carers/relatives.

5%

Put in place processes and procedures to enable the effective recycling and reuse of all specialist equipment including liaising with suppliers/manufacturers to achieve best value in provision of equipment.

5%

Keep abreast of technical advances in the provision of new items of equipment designed to assist disabled adults/older people/children and young people and with developments in medical and paramedical techniques

5%

Carry out other miscellaneous duties associated with the role

5%

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working in an occupational therapy role in NHS Community Health Services or a Social Services Department. As well as experience of multi-agency/multi-disciplinary work and/or hospital discharge processes. Having up-to-date knowledge of and experience of assessing for equipment to meet needs of a range of people to aid their daily lives including specialist disability equipment, both new and recycled back onto shelf for reuse.

Qualifications

Essential

A Diploma/Degree from College of Occupational Therapy and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and responsibility for maintaining registration.