Clinical OT Lead

Job summary

To lead an occupational therapy service ensuing high standards and quality of care is delivered to service users and carers with the aim of maintaining service users in their own home, enabling them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life. This will include managing a caseload of service users with long term conditions, terminal diagnosis, those requiring rehabilitation post hospital admission and individuals who require support or adaptation to maintain access to their community.

Main duties of the job

To value everyone as an individual and actively support their right to have their voice heard in decisions about how their needs are met To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all To respond with humanity and kindness to every person, by listening attentively and respecting others in conversations To respect every person's preferred wish whilst providing nursing care within their own home To provide the highest quality of care by listening to and acting on feedback By taking personal responsibility you will play your part in sustainably improving services by implementing change positively and contributing to MDT discussions in a constructive and flexible way To work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for our people Helping and supporting your colleagues so that you work well together to achieve common goals and objectives To act as a role model, valuing everyone's opinion and experiences To seek out, recognise and value the contributions of others and the role they play in a patient's life To strive to provide excellent, innovative services that helps our people to be able to live their lives to the full Taking every opportunity to encourage and support individuals to improve their own health and wellbeing

About us

Why Work With Us

Baywide Occupational Therapy Team are a supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to patients living in the community. We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication and working relationships

To be able to effectively communicate at all levels in the organisation to a variety of health and social care professionals, service users and carers in order that the best outcomes for patients and their Carers are achieved Assess patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and jointly agreed goals. To have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment Communication will include imparting comprehensive information on a daily basis relating to diagnosis, prognosis, physical and functional recovery and lifestyle adjustments to patients and their relatives/carers Regular use of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to discuss complex information about underlying influences, diagnosis, prognosis, progression of rehabilitation and treatment programmes with patient and carer. This will include patients who have difficulties relating to complex emotional, psychological as well as physical conditions relating to the present complaint. This client group includes those that have difficulties in understanding or communicating. Communication will involve using skills in motivating, negotiating, coaching, counselling, training, empathising, and reassuring To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal, departmental and professional standards of practice. To communicate assessment and treatment outcomes to appropriate disciplines/practitioners in the form of reports, letters or verbally To be responsible for accurate and timely data/clinical record input into the Trust data collection system for patient registration, contact information, assessment, treatment and discharge To share advice with line manager, head of service relating to service planning, changes of clinical practice and complaints Understand the Safeguarding Adults process and act within the guidance of Trust policy Act at all times in a manner which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity and confidentiality Provide high quality written reports and any other written documentation when necessary Understand the Mental Capacity Acts implications and initiate assessment of mental capacity when appropriate To develop and maintain professional working relationships with the Care Homes commissioned to provide social care.

To ensure that patients/carers/service users/the public are involved in decision making processes where services or access to services is reviewed or changed, making appropriate time and resources available.

To involve patients/carers/services users/the public in interview and recruitment processes where their knowledge can inform the decision-making processes.

Analytical and judgement

To provide clinical expertise and supervision of Registered Professionals within the Baywide locality to assist the community services lead to maintain the required standard of practice and clinical governance.

To be responsible for the maintenance of professional status in line with HCPC/NMC recommendations

To work with other professional leads and the Community Services Manager to support the Care Groups wider multi-disciplinary team and to ensure that Professional standards are met across the service

To show leadership in the identification and implementation of specific evidenced-based audit and research projects to further services and multi-professional team clinical practice To promote the use of tools to ensure a process of continuous quality improvement ( Datix)

Planning and organisation

To work as a supportive and inspirational clinical leader within the team, providing a high standard of service-specific expertise. To chair a regular locality based social care and Community Therapy meeting alongside the Physiotherapy Lead and Social care Team Lead, to ensure that the staff are kept updated on service developments To work as part of the wider MDT within the locality to ensure seamless care for patients, liaising with various multi professionals, clients and carers, in situations which can involve highly complex, sensitive and occasionally contentious information using well developed communication skills The post-holder will be required to work flexibly to ensure a consistent and robust service; this includes seven day working, involving weekend and bank holiday working, or working in other localities as necessary to meet the needs of the service To deputise for the Operational Manager for Social care and Community therapy as required

Physical skills

To perform advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, psychological, cognitive, behavioural and social conditions. To use advanced questioning and communication, manual assessment techniques and clinical reasoning skills to provide a diagnosis and prognosis enabling the delivery of an individualised treatment programme. This includes the appropriate selection of referrals for inclusion in a range of treatment and management options, including the provision of specialist equipment, manual therapy techniques, therapeutic handling and specialist exercise training

Patient and client care

To ensure provision of a high standard of community therapy service mainly to the older population, presenting with multiple pathologies within a community setting. To have knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards, safeguarding adults and support their application within practice

Policy and service development

To be creative in exploring new ways of working to increase capacity and sufficiency in the teams. To be aware of and work within national professional standards as set by The Royal College of Occupational Therapists To provide proactive clinical leadership to occupational therapy colleagues in the field To be a reflective practitioner To comply with national and local policies and procedures, also to be involved in reviewing, updating and implementing as appropriate. To assist with Clinical Governance and its implications for services, including completion of Datix, experience of quality issues and audit Work with other team members to help prioritise work and assist in reducing the waiting list, balancing other patient related and professional demands case conferences, meetings, training and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the Integrated Health and Wellbeing Team as a whole. To ensure compliance with organisational and departmental policies and procedures

Finance, equipment and other resources

To follow guidance set by the Trust in relation to decision making about Social care funded care

People management and training

To act as a source of expertise and provide education and training on assessment and management to patients, carers, other health and social care workers, students, and those working within the independent and voluntary sectors. To assist the Team Lead with recruitment and selection, induction, personal development reviews, sickness management, and disciplinary actions as required Will provide support to complex specialist caseload. Supervision takes the form of regular 1:1 supervision and a yearly appraisal with line manager and head of Profession. Clinical work is routinely evaluated via audit and peer review. Access to advice and support from peers and clinical specialists in other specialities is available. Some aspects of work will involve delivery of the care as part of a multidisciplinary team.

To liaise with the appropriate Professional Lead for professional supervision

To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practise through CPD activities, maintaining a portfolio which reflects personal development

To be responsible for the identification and facilitation of the specific abilities and interests of team members, through performance review and personal development plans

Be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, participation in and contribution to training/teaching sessions, tutorials, individual teaching sessions, external courses, peer review and undertaking reflective practice To support, supervise, educate, and assess the performance of Registered Professionals, Skilled Non-Registered staff and students ensuring the standard of practice and teaching meeting local and university degree level standard To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and appraiser and be responsible for complying with agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies

Information technology and administrative duties

To participate in the implementation of local IT processes to allow for effective data collection, in line with local and national guidelines

Research and development

To contribute to the strategic development of Family and Place Based Care Group in partnership with the other Professional Leads. To contribute to the strategic development of social care within the Care Group in partnership with the Social care & Community therapy Lead To participate in the development and implementation of both clinical and managerial policies and protocols for the Care Group Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

oDiploma/degree in Occupational Therapy. oHCPC registered oEvidence of maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field oExtensive post graduate experience in a range of specialties including care of the older people/Community/Intermediate care oMental Capacity Act training oSafeguarding Adults Training oClinical educator course

Desirable

oMSc in a relevant clinical area oManagement/leadership qualification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

oKnowledge of a broad range of conditions relevant to intermediate care and frailty oGood understanding of aims and priorities of intermediate care and community therapy services oAbility to deliver high quality services with good understanding of performance monitoring systems, quality measures and professional governance arrangements oProven ability of complex case management and decision-making ability oExperience of managing staff oExperience of student supervision and assessment oKnowledge and understanding of legislation and guidelines surrounding health and social care oKnowledge of relevant National Service Frameworks and clinical guidelines, and experience of implementing these recommendations in practice for Older people, specifically aspects referring to Stroke, Falls and Intermediate Care oExperience of Safeguarding Adult Process oExperience of working as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams oKnowledge of Clinical Governance and its implication for services including experience in managing quality issues and the organization of research and audit

Desirable

oPrevious experience of leading audit and research oExperience of using PARIS for patient note recording oExperience of assessing for and providing specialist equipment.

Specific skills

Essential

oRisk assessment and management of falls oProven ability to work on own initiative and without supervision in a variety of community settings oThe post holder must demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold diversity and equality policies approved by Torbay and Southern Devon, Health and Care NHS Trust oAble to work in a range of settings appropriate to the post oAble to travel to meet the requirements of the post oDemonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills oRead, decipher and interpret patient information oRead, decipher, interpret, summarise and disseminate complex information

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