Occupational Therapist

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To work as an autonomous practitioner and undertake comprehensive assessments to identify the appropriate service for the clients referred.

To carry out profession specific, and holistic, assessments and evaluation as required.

To assist the multi-disciplinary team to plan and develop a goal focused rehabilitation/reablement programme for adults with a wide variety of complex physical and mental health needs either in a community bed or in their own homes.

To be responsible for continuing the ongoing development of high standards of clinical practice with evidence based focus.

To work as required within the Urgent Community Response and Integrated reablement team, responding to health and social care referrals with the aim of preventing admission to hospital or a care home, facilitating discharges from community beds and acute settings and promote independence.

Able to fulfil physical demands of role, including manual handling applications.

Will be required to travel city-wide for client visits, meetings and training.

To participate in rehabilitation treatment programmes with the MDT

To carry out training of other members of staff.

Support senior colleagues with the facilitation of student placements.

Dimensions

Responsible for Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment for a defined clinical caseload appropriate to the service area.

Working in conjunction with and under supervision of a senior OT and other senior clinical professionals

Able to fulfil physical demands of role, including manual handling applications.

Will be required to travel city-wide for client visits, meetings and training.

To participate in rehabilitation treatment programmes with the MDT

To carry out training of other members of staff.

Support senior colleagues with the facilitation of student placements.

Key Responsibilities

Management

To undertake day to day clinical prioritisation and work planning, supported by senior OTs and other clinical professions in the team.

Leadership

To establish positive and mutually supportive relationships with all team members.

To promote the roles and skills of OT staff to other professionals.

To contribute constructively to multi professional team working.

To demonstrate a can do attitude and support others to do the same.

To demonstrate an understanding and application of the CityCare values and 6 Cs of compassionate care within daily practice, and support others to do the same.

Clinical Skills

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of clients in your care.

To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the clients under your management, and support other team members to do likewise, implementing appropriate teaching, supervision and delegation skills where appropriate.

To assess for, provide, demonstrate and fit adaptive equipment using problem solving, and analytical skills.

To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of clients, and to organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time and ability to be flexible and respond at short notice to the needs of the service.

Working within a legal framework, gain informed consent to treatment and have the ability to identify through assessment, clients who lack the capacity to consent.

To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to a work situation.

To conduct and report on clinical risk assessments as and when appropriate.

Professional

To undertake the comprehensive assessment of clients, including those with a complex presentation using investigative and analytical skills through standardised and non-standardised assessments. Formulate individualised treatment plans with rehabilitation goals using clinical reasoning in consultation with senior therapists as required. This should be based on sound theoretical knowledge, utilising a wide range of treatment skills, and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.

To advocate on behalf of clients and carers, where appropriate, overcoming barriers to communication such as cultural or language difficulties, physical or mental health difficulties, using skills of empathy to facilitate or empower the client.

To be involved in the development of good practice for physiotherapists within Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC and Social care under the guidance of senior staff.

To complete patient/client records in line with organisation, regulatory body and legal requirements.

To represent the service externally and actively participate in the services marketing strategy when required, conducting presentations to a wider audience, including voluntary and public sector agencies.

To demonstrate a commitment to evidence-based practice and the use of outcome measures and make recommendations for change. To have a good understanding of the research process, and be willing to participate in local research and audit when appropriate.

To be responsible for own Continuing Professional Development, keeping abreast of new recommendations, research and developments, incorporating them into your work as necessary. Attend relevant conferences and external training courses. Support more junior staff to do likewise.

To maintain a high level of professional standards and work to the Professional Values and Behaviours as set by the OT professional body.

Policy

To be actively involved in Clinical Governance, implement policies and proposing practice changes.

To comply with organisations Lone Working Policy and local team guidelines at all times when working alone.

Planning and Organisation

To be responsible for own time and caseload management.

To liaise effectively with other professionals and agencies to enhance rehabilitation within the boundaries of Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC and Social Care.

To use information technology on a daily basis to record information and statistics, to aid communication and produce reports.

To ensure the Health and Safety of staff and clients at all times in accordance with Health and Safety legislation, Trust policy and procedures.

To undertake any other duties which may be reasonably required.

Training

To comply with and complete statutory and mandatory training in line with Nottingham CityCare Partnership policy.

To attend training events as appropriate to support your continuing professional development.

To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio identifying learning objectives.

To actively participate in your own supervision, annual performance review and personal development plan.

Physical Requirements

Essential

• All appointments are subject to satisfactory medical clearance and the ability to cope with the demands of the role
• Ability to undertake frequent moderate physical effort for several short periods during the working day. Activities may include manoeuvring people, and operating physiotherapy equipment. Periods of prolonged concentration as work pattern dictates and some exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances and occasional unpleasant conditions

Special Requirements

Essential

• Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service.
• Able to work unsocial hours and weekends within service hours 0800-2200 7 days.
• Full driving licence, use of vehicle for work with business insurance

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional Development

Desirable

• Relevant postgraduate education and training
• Manual Handling, Safeguarding Children & Adults, Medico-legal issues training
• Post graduate training / courses
• Leadership qualification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Professional codes of conduct
• Ability to adapt theory to practice
• Ability to assess, plan and evaluate treatment
• Working knowledge of broad range of pathologies
• Good communication skills verbal and written
• Demonstrates meeting the requirements of CPD
• Ability to self-manage
• Ability to participate as an MDT team member
• IT literacy

Desirable

• Awareness of diversity
• Knowledge of risk assessment
• Specific treatment skills
• An understanding of mental health policy and legislation, e.g., Mental Capacity Act, Dementia Strategy
• Basic ability to integrate theory and practice and demonstrate creative problem-solving processes
• Able to supervise and delegate to support staff
• Able to apply more complex interventions
• Awareness of modernization agenda and its impact

Experience

Essential

• Relevant under graduate/placement experience working with adults including Health Care of the Elderly and Older peoples mental health / Integrated Medicine, Orthopaedics, Neurology and Musculoskeletal
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency working in a community setting
• Competence in individual caseload and time management
• Ability to work under pressure, manage caseload. Customer service skills. Enthusiastic and motivated. Non-judgmental attitude, motivated. Flexible, adaptable, innovative, self-reliant and with a positive attitude. Ability to relate well to all groups of people and to create and maintain effective working relationships within the team and externally. Ability to work under pressure and manage workload in terms of risk and priorities

Desirable

• Post graduate experience working with adults including orthopaedics, neurology, falls prevention and musculoskeletal
• Experience of multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency working
• Competence in individual caseload and time management
• Relevant post graduate courses/training
• Full KSF for the role/other relevant competency framework
• Community experience. Lone working
• Experience of working within multicultural communities
• Interest in working in community
• Understanding of Social Enterprise organisations

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).