Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job Overview

Do you have extensive, specialist experience working as an occupational therapist within the field of stroke and Neurology assessment and rehabilitation?

Do you have experience and enjoy working in Community Services in patient's own homes, community settings and clinics?

Do you have excellent leadership skills?

Are you passionate about service transformation?

If yes, read on this could be the perfect opportunity for you

We have an exciting secondment opportunity for a flexible, enthusiastic, committed and highly skilled Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to work in the Community Integrated Neurology and Stroke Service (CINSS) which is integral to Community Health Services. The CINSS model of care involves transformation and partnership working across organisational and multi professional boundaries.

The successful candidate will join a specialist multi-professional team comprising of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Neuropsychology, Neurology Rehabilitation Consultant and Generic Rehabilitation Technical Instructors, working closely with Speech and Language Therapy services. The team provides patient centred, goal directed specialist neurological rehabilitation in community and outpatient settings.

This post requires a highly skilled and dedicated occupational therapist who can lead the professional and clinical agenda for occupational therapy within the specialist service, working closely with existing clinical specialist occupational therapists, clinical specialist physiotherapists, operational leads, operational and clinical service leads.

You will need extensive specialist clinical skills and experience working in the field of Neurology and/or Stroke and experience working within the community setting would be desirable. Excellent organisational, communication and team working skills are required along with the ability to support and train staff. Developing clinical guidelines, pathways and processes will also be integral to this role.

If you are enthusiastic, self-motivated and dynamic with excellent specialist clinical, professional skills and experience we look forward to hearing from you. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team delivering specialist rehabilitation across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The team's hub is at Braunstone Health and Social Care Centre (BHSCC), along with spoke bases across Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland. The base for this role will be the Braunstone Health and Social Care Centre. For the successful candidate full time and part time hours will be considered.

If you are successfully short-listed you will be invited to undertake an interview on the 27th September 2024 at Braunstone Health and Social Care Centre.

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

To provide effective management and clinical leadership of the relevant Occupational Therapy team within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The post holder will have specialist knowledge and experience, and act as the expert for the multi-agency team and for patients within the relevant field.

The post holder will be responsible for holding their own caseload, and supporting other members of the team with caseload management.

The post holder will be responsible for line management of the team.

High level communication skills and negotiation are necessary for delivering highly complex clinical information to support both patients and staff.

To actively participate and lead in the development of quality improvements for service delivery.

The post holder will have in depth experience and attended formal advanced post registration study related to Occupational Therapy.

To deputise for the Clinical/Service Lead as appropriate.

To demonstrate the Trust's values in everything you do in the work environment.

To be responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trust's resources that you utilise.

Delivery of Effective Healthcare within the Organisation

To be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of the Occupational Therapy (OT) process (info gathering, assessment, treatment planning, intervention, evaluation and discharge planning) as appropriate to patient needs.

To carry a specialist clinical caseload and manage this effectively through clinical supervision. This will encompass the complex needs of the patient group.

To provide advanced clinical reasoning to support effective care delivery for highly specialist and complex cases for the team.

To provide aspects of clinical and operational leadership as agreed with the Clinical/Service Leads to ensure high quality and effective service delivery.

The post holder is responsible for the effective management of referrals and waiting lists, case prioritisation and care co-ordination within clinical care pathways.

To be jointly responsible for reviewing the Occupational Therapy Service and ensuring the skill mix and therapeutic programme content meets the needs of the patients.

To attend and or lead clinical case reviews and present appropriate OT feedback accordingly.

To maintain accurate and timely patient records in the electronic patient record and to fulfil record keeping standards in accordance with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust policy, RCOT and HCPC.

To participate and lead as agreed, relevant clinical, team and professional meetings to contribute to the optimum level of care for the patients and ensure effective liaison with other agencies/family/carers.

To communicate and liaise with all disciplines, other agencies, families and carers to ensure good professional working relationships and to keep them abreast of developments within the Occupational Therapy.

To work flexibly and in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, to provide a holistic approach in meeting the needs of patients and the service.

To work within an advisory capacity as appropriate within the post and skills/experience of post holder in order to inform others (services, family, carers, agencies) regarding patient needs.

To delegate workload effectively to other team members.

To deliver supervision to Band 5 and Band 6.

To support and deliver training in relation to patient needs.

To participate in and lead where appropriate in-service training within OT and the wider service.

Establishing Effective Leadership and Communication

To communicate and work collaboratively with patients, families/carers, other disciplines and other agencies to ensure good professional working relationships are maintained. Communication skills of explanation, motivation, negotiation and sensitivity will be used in a variety of situations.

To have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and in line with the Trusts waiting/response times and service priorities.

To provide highly specialist advice, teaching and education to patients, families/carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of OT interventions and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.

To provide support to the management of the therapy team as agreed with the Team/Clinical/Operational Lead and to be responsible for the supervisory management of relevant clinical staff including the implementation and monitoring of appraisals and identification of continuous professional development for themselves and the team.

To lead and co-ordinate professional and personal development of all staff within the defined team, motivating and developing staff as appropriate.

To delegate work effectively as appropriate in order to balance clinical and managerial workload across the Team.

To hold responsibility for defined projects.

To work flexibly within the multidisciplinary team, assuming a generic role when required, to provide a holistic approach in meeting the needs of patient and the service.

To work within an advisory capacity as appropriate within the post and skills/experience of the post holder in order to inform others regarding accessibility and environmental needs of a patients (i.e. Social, physical).

To identify service priorities and initiate developments in consultation with the Clinical Lead/Service Lead.

To assist the Clinical Lead/ Service Lead in the organisation and co- ordination of the Occupational Therapy Services provided to ensure that the diverse needs of the patient group are effectively met.

To lead on recruitment and selection activities within the service and ensure all new staff receive an appropriate induction package, probation periods are monitored preceptorship/apprenticeship are supported as appropriate.

To manage all HR processes around absence, including recording annual leave and sickness. To monitor sickness levels, and undertake sickness reviews as required.

To investigate disciplinary issues and present findings at hearing as appropriate.

To participate in the formulation of Occupational Therapy and MDT operational policies and be part of organisational changes. To ensure also that these policies function in an effective and professional manner within the Occupational Therapy service.

Authorised signatory for mileage payment and additional hours worked for the team and equipment authorisation.

To support the Clinical/Service Leads in the management of the budget when looking at existing service delivery.

Continuing Education, Professional and Personal Development

Undertake the Trusts corporate and local induction, and maintain your learning and compliance with training requirements for your role.

Participate in supervision via agreed review and appraisal mechanisms.

It is mandatory for all professionally qualified staff and clinical support staff to actively participate in clinical supervision as an integral part of their professional development.

To adhere to the Royal College of Occupational Therapist Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and HCPC standards of proficiency to make autonomous clinical decisions and participate in the development of OT quality standards, local clinical guidelines and adhere to trust policies and procedures.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.