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Occupational Therapist
1 month ago
Job summary
Imagine working for a CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust, who values your contribution and can offer you a variety of opportunities to develop in your career.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, professional and experienced team here at the Central England Rehabilitation Unit (CERU) - a Level One brain injury unit located within the Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital. The post is a fixed term contract to provide maternity cover for up to 12 months from September 2024.
Experience in neuro-rehabilitation is desirable, but not essential, we understand that as a band 5 your experience may be limited, but if you have an interest in neurological rehabilitation this post would provide a valuable opportunity to gain and develop knowledge and skills in this specialist field.
Here at CERU, we provide rehabilitation for patients with a brain injury where team work is essential and is underpinned by our Trust values to ensure that an effective, caring, safe, inclusive and compassionate service is provided for patients who have brain injuries.
We use standardised and non standardised assessments and interventions, including both individual and group interventions for our patients who can have complex needs.
You will be supported by senior Occupational Therapists within the team who will help you to develop the skills to provide the specialist input our patients require.
Main duties of the job
To provide an effective service delivery and to be responsible for Occupational Therapy support staff within the speciality.
To follow the recognised professional standards, the agreed therapypathway and best practice in your designated area of speciality.
To manage an agreed caseload of clients within the service speciality areaunder the supervision of a senior Occupational Therapist.
The successful applicant will be part of a team which thrives on developing and maintaining a high quality Occupational Therapy service. Your knowledge and experience will contribute to Clinical Audits and service reviews that demonstrate standards expected from the Care Quality Commission, RCOT and HCPC professional standards.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
To deliver a high standard of Occupational Therapy intervention andmaintain service delivery by flexible, effective and efficient prioritisationbased on clinical and professional judgement.
To have knowledge of an apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act inorder to gain consent for intervention for those patients who have capacityor best interest decision for those who lack capacity to consent.
To negotiate with client / carer to identify and formulate client centred,specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely (SMART) goals usingthe specialist assessment information and to complete designated outcomemeasures.
To select and apply standardised and non-standardised OccupationalTherapy and other professional assessment tools.
To plan, implement and review client centred individual and/or groupinterventions, using meaningful graded activity based on knowledge of bestpractice, clinical reasoning and knowledge of Occupational Therapy modelsof practice.
To interpret and analyse clinical, social and environmental factors torecommend the best course of intervention and the development/review oftreatment and discharge plans.
To have a working knowledge of relevant external agencies eligibility criteria and Trust policies and procedures to be able to effectively refer the client to these services.
To have a good knowledge and be safe and competent in the use ofequipment for daily living, evidenced in the individual Medical Devices Logand to be responsible for ensuring support staff and clients / carers attaincompetency prior to use.
To have knowledge of appropriate legislation and comply with theProfessional Code of Ethics, Conduct and Standards for OccupationalTherapy and ensure that support staff are aware of these.
Measurable Result Areas
To comply with Health and Safety guidelines, Medical Devices Policy andmaintain safe environment, equipment and working practices. To carry outthe risk assessments and implement the outcomes in designated therapyareas.
To ensure verbal and non-verbal, written and electronic client records,reports and activity data including those of support staff are maintained,contemporaneous and reported back in appropriate forums, in accordancewith professional and Trust record keeping standards.
To contribute to the Key Performance Indicator targets and ensure that they are recorded for the designated speciality area in line with the Trust policies and service protocols.
To prescribe and order equipment for daily living in line with the policies and procedures of the Integrated Community Equipment Service within the authorised budgetary limit.
To identify stock and non-stock to maintain departmental resources andassist in the annual stock take in line with OT service procedures and Trustfinancial instructions.
To participate in research opportunities, demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply to practice disseminating findings at a local level.
To assist in the implementation of Occupational Therapy objectives in linewith Divisional and Trust objectives.
To participate in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff.
Communications and Working Relationships
To develop an effective therapeutic relationship through the use of a goodrange of verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
To be an accredited Occupational Therapy fieldwork educator and toprovide and support Occupational Therapy fieldwork placements.
To provide and support opportunities for teaching and training of staff, other students for example medical, nursing, work experience and other professionals.
To assist in the induction of all new Occupational Therapy staff and students.
To facilitate the identification of training needs of the Occupational Therapy support staff through supervision and appraisal and contribute to the development, formation and delivery of the Occupational Therapy training plan.
To notify the Principal Occupational Therapist of staff absences when senior staff are not available.
To respect the equality, dignity and diversity of the individual, and be responsible for the provision of a service which is sensitive to these needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy State Registration with Health Care Professions Council
Desirable
Member of Professional body (COT)
Experience
Essential
Clinical knowledge/ training through degree course /work experiences to support Band 5 rotation Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Previous Band 5 experience
Skills
Essential
Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions Comprehensive clinical experience & knowledge of OT models of practice and outcome measures Good interpersonal and organisational skills and an ability to prioritise own workload Ability to problem solve and manage an independent caseload of complex cases Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies and procedures, including data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety Knowledge of relevant legislation and national priorities and current professional issues Good written and verbal communication skills Computer literacy Good understanding of the OT role and service needs Basic knowledge of clinical governance and its application Ability to monitor and evaluate own performance and initiate changes to work practice
Personal Qualities
Essential
Ability to build effective working relationships within multi-disciplinary team and with other professionals Ability to work as a team member Understanding of professional conduct Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service Ability to implement change Ability to organise and manage self and others Ability to manage difficult and distressing clinical situations
Other
Essential
Willingness to work in a variety of locations Independent means of transport Evidence of CPD and commitment to personal development Physically able to carry out the duties of the post