PCN Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities

To consistently deploy effective communication and engagement skills enabling effective working relationships with all members of the multi-professional team.

To effectively communicate with patients and their carers/family members, including the sensitive management of complex or contentious issues.

To overcome barriers to effective communication, such as those caused by pathological impairment or language differences, by deploying effective mitigating strategies.

To engage and build relationships with external agencies and providers to enhance patient care continuity and outcomes.

To be able to motivate and positively influence others through effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

Be able to write complex reports accurately describing patients clinical status and ensuring that the information provided aids effective continuing care and clinical management.

To enact the professional and legal responsibilities for all aspects of the post-holders own clinical practice.

To carry out comprehensive assessments, including those with complex presentations, and form treatment and rehabilitation plans in partnership with the patient and their carers/family.

To interpret and analyse multiple sources of clinical information to form accurate diagnoses in older adult care; drawing on guidance from the wider PCN / practices as needed.

To formulate and deliver comprehensive treatment plans.

To evaluate patient progress against agreed treatment goals and be able to modify plans accordingly.

To determine a patients mental capacity to understand and to gain informed consent for treatment. To work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent and are deprived of their liberty.

To co-ordinate intervention where there is a need to collaborate across multiple disciplines.

To maintain accurate written records using an electronic patient record system and maintain fidelity to professional standards.

To demonstrate physical ability to carry out assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling.

To represent Occupational Therapy and/or individual patients at multi-disciplinary team meetings, to ensure delivery of co-ordinated care.

To assist in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of junior staff and assistants.

To undertake delegated tasks and roles from the team lead and be able to deputise for them on occasions.

To effectively plan and organise own time, patient caseload, meetings, training and be able to adjust plans as required according to staffing levels and unpredictable factors.

To be responsible for continuing professional development and maintain a portfolio record to evidence this.

To actively participate in the PCNs quality improvement and clinical audit programme through the completion of authorised projects ad audits.

To implement and maintain evidenced-based Occupational Therapy practice through continuing professional development.

Support the PCN Covid vaccine programme.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Occupational Therapy qualification
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Imp Federation Ltd

Address

Commerce House Chamber Of Commerce Commerce House

Lincoln

LN2 2WJ

Employer's website

http://imphealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)