Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Doyou want to join a dynamic & innovative team?

Weare looking to appoint a Occupational Therapist to join the Intermediate Care teamwhich is part of the Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service (NRS) working acrossBarnsley Community.

The teamprovides rehabilitation to patients in their own home & residential care.The service provides specialist community therapy assessment & treatment toimprove health & independence. In addition, the service offersrehabilitation to enable earlier discharge from hospital or to prevent hospitaladmission.

You willwork within a multi professional team& hold a varied caseload providing therapy input & high-qualityrehabilitation to people within their own homes & local care homes.

You will assess, manage & provide treatment to individualswith complex and/or multiple needs, working closely with the MDT providingsupervision/support to other staff.

The team is committed to personal development & providesallocated time for CPD, training & wellbeing.

A vehicle to undertake travel is essential &the ability to work flexibly including evenings, weekends & bank holidays.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

As OT you will:

Beresponsible for the assessment & provision of a specialised programme ofrehabilitation, meeting the specific needs & agreed goals of your patientsto facilitate their rehabilitation & optimise recovery potential.

Manage a clinical caseload with autonomy.

Demonstrate knowledge,experience and relevant clinical skills.

Monitor and evaluate treatment tomeasure progress/outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions and servicedelivery.

Develop programmes of care to supportdischarge.

Contribute to clinicalleadership/supervision facilitating a culture of learning/reflective practice.

Have high level communication and excellentinterpersonal skills to negotiate and establish collaborativepartnerships with patients and care professionals.

Ensurecompliance with clinical governance being responsible for ensuring InfectionControl policy/procedures are followed.

Assistin service development and development projectsas we strive to transform and modernise patient care.

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About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To provide a specialist OccupationalTherapy Service for the treatment of patients within the Integrated NeighbourhoodTeam.

Toprovide supervision, training and development of Basic Grade OccupationalTherapists, other health care professionals, support staff, and of OT students,if present.

To undertake high quality evidencebased assessments and treatments of patients within the relevant clinicalarea. These patients may have complexneeds and multiple pathologies.

To participate in planning, developmentand evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within the clinical areas.

To assess occupational performance,plan and carry out goal orientated intervention programmes.

To provide Occupational Therapy adviceto other professions.

To assist in administration,supervision and development.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

Toprioritise and manage a significant caseload of patients within the IntegratedNeighbourhood team.

Toassess for physical, cognitive and perceptual deficits in patients and to carryout assessment, treatment and using critical analysis to treat patients throughgoal setting, which is evaluated and adjusted throughout the patients period ofcare.

Toassess the individual in the most appropriate environment and to be responsiblefor the assessment, prescription and evaluation of specialised equipment,taking into account safe use/risk to patients and carers.

Toreceive and communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information in aclear and effective manner with patients/family and carers. To overcome barriers such as hearing loss,fear, behavioural issues, language problems in order to maximise rehabilitationpotential.

Tocollect and effectively communicate information to relevant agencies, actingfor and on behalf of, the patient and carer, in order to obtain equipment orservices, in order to maximise collaborative working.

Deputisefor Band 7 in the management of the services for duties identified by them.

Toattend meetings, provide detailed written reports, risk assessments, dischargesummaries and other relevant information and recommendations. To communicate effectively within theMulti-disciplinary team, contributing to the decision making regardingdischarge, planning and long term management.

Toparticipate in the induction and training of staff within multi professional,multi agency teams.

Toprovide formal and informal supervision of junior grades of staff andrehabilitation assistants.

Toundertake the education of Occupational Therapy students whilst on clinicalplacement within the department.

Tocomply with professional and trust policies and procedures, to take individualresponsibility towards health and safety issues, undertaking risk assessmentsas appropriate.

Tobe responsible for maintaining own continuing professional development in linewith trust policy and professional guidelines, and to undertake appropriatetraining and development to meet the needs of KSF/SDR.

Toparticipate in service developments in areas related to evidence basedpractice, service delivery and clinical governance.

Tocontribute to the Occupational Therapy team, joint therapy team,multi-professional team and older peoples service development.

Tobe responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatmentrecords in line with COT/BAOT guidelines.

Toprovide supervision, training and development of Basic Grade OccupationalTherapists, other health care professionals, support staff, and of OT students,if present.

COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS:

Patients and relatives and their carers.

Colleagues from the multiprofessional/multi agency team across health and social services, the voluntarysector, private services and medico-legal.

Service manager, clinical lead, nursingand therapists within the team and professional head of Occupational Therapyservices.

Education colleagues

Medical staff

General public

Trust Values:

The Trust is committed to ensuring the higheststandards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people ,service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, withdignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values:

Honest, open,transparent

Respectful

Person firstand in the centre

Improve and beoutstanding

Relevanttoday, ready for tomorrow

Families andcarers matter

Safeguarding:

Report any concerns regarding the safety orwellbeing of children, adults service users,members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.

Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse andunderstand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.

Trust policiesand commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:

All staffemployed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures,undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to:

ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raiseconcerns;

maintainconfidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code ofConduct;

understandtheir personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for anyinformation which they create, use or process in accordance with the DataProtection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy;

complywith the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol.Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors.Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake firetraining annually;

receivesupervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisalin line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, rolespecific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;

understandtheir responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in EmploymentPolicy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;

recognise,respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users,carers and the public. Contribute to aworking environment which promotes and responds positively to difference anddiversity;

ensurethey carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children andyoung people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of TheChildren Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguardingpolicies and participatingin relevanttraining;

complywith their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and delivercare through a Clinical Governance framework ( CPD, Audit, Supervision);

demonstrate,through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continualdevelopment of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;

abideby relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking actionwhen codes of conduct are breached;

workflexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within aculture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors inPeople (IiP) Standards.

adhereto the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trustgrounds;

being sociallyresponsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing oroffsetting our environmental impact;

Identify andreport risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly;

In addition tothe Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008,Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and relatedguidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible forensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.

This job description is an outline of the main duties ofthe post. The postholder will berequired to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. Thecontent of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder whennecessary and in line with the service developments.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

Person Specification

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Desirable

Occupational Health.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

Essential

Ability to demonstrate specialized clinical reasoning and treatment skills. Good level of clinical reasoning, handling and treatment skills. Demonstrate effective communication skills. Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team, in isolation and on own initiative. Demonstrate an awareness of NHS/Clinical Governance issues. Demonstrate the ability to risk assess for own and others work area and caseloads.

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy. Current HPC Registration.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable post-graduate experience, in Older Peoples / Intermediate Care Services. Demonstrable experience of Evidence Based Practice and Risk Assessment.

Desirable

Experience of supervision of other staff. Experience of audit/research.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

Demonstrate the ability to work under time constraints. A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

TRAINING

Essential

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and training in relevant area.

Desirable

Clinical educators qualification or to achieve in 12 months.

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