Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled, enthusiastic, conscientious, experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist with a keen interest in the holistic working model, to join the Integrated Reablement Team, incorporating the Urgent Community Response Service, operating across Nottingham City.
The service consists of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Registered Medicine Technician, Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation Support Workers and administrative support. The aim of the MDT is to promote independence through rehabilitation and crisis management with citizens in their own home or within a short term care setting to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support timely hospital discharges.
We are a dynamic, developing organisation with well recognised rehabilitation services providing education, advice, support and rehabilitation for patients across health, social care, care homes and the independent sector.
An understanding of Health and Social care provision and ability to work closely with partner organisations and other stakeholders is essential. You will need excellent assessment and intervention skills in order to plan, develop and evaluate goal focussed rehabilitation and Reablement programmes, as well as complex discharge planning experience.
Main duties of the job
You will need to demonstrate high standards of evidence based clinical practice, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to prioritise your workload, manage your time effectively, and work flexibly within the team
You will carry out profession specific, and holistic, assessments and evaluation as required to promote independence and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. You will be part of the multi-disciplinary team; planning and developing 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.
Within the team we also manage the community triage hub which facilitates all hospital discharges to our community rehab and assessment beds, and coordinates home discharges for patients who need short term support from the team.
You will use your clinical skills to triage referrals, liaise with wards, community bed staff and hospital discharge teams to facilitate timely discharges from the acute setting, and support the flow of patients through the system. Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills are required, and you should be able to respond pragmatically to rapidly changing demands and circumstances
About us
We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.
CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact Human Resources on 0115 8839418. CityCare is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
- To work as an autonomous practitioner you will 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 and promoting independence.
Dimensions
- This post has no budgetary responsibility; however the post holder is responsible for demonstrating cost consciousness.
- You will be required to work across different bases and community settings which may include a clients own home, community bed, nursing home or hospital.
- You will be responsible for a designated caseload of clients.
- You will be required to participate actively in CityCares training requirements.
- You will supervise, educate and assess the competency of junior staff, support staff and students.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work, including the management of clients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the clients.
- To gain valid informed consent and to identify through assessment clients who lack capacity. To work within a legal framework with clients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To undertake advanced comprehensive assessment and evaluation of adults presenting with a wide variety of complex physical and mental health needs, utilising a high level of investigative and analytical skills.
- To be responsible for carrying a client caseload and to provide highly specialist clinical reasoning in assessing, devising and evaluating individualised rehabilitation programmes with clients.
- To be responsible for coordinating the safe and timely discharge process from a variety of community settings, including community beds.
- To risk assess, advise and where appropriate provide equipment including teaching clients / carers in its use.
- To provide highly specialist advice, education and mentorship to the other staff and colleagues within the Reablement team and other multi-professional teams around current best practice and evidence based practice regarding the clinical management of clients. To drive quality, clinical service improvement and clinical excellence.
- To be responsible for own continuing professional development keeping abreast of new trends and developments. Attend relevant conferences and training courses, supporting junior staff to do the same. Incorporate new developments into clinical practice.
- To participate in the supervision framework as a supervisee and a supervisor, including the appraisal process. To be able to set own objectives and evaluate own learning and that of more junior staff.
- To be a clinical educator for undergraduate students on University placements, supervising, educating and measuring their performance against the standards set by the degree level qualification.
Professional
- To work to your Code of Professional Conduct.
- To maintain a high standard of care to clients and carers including accurate and detailed documentation.
- To be responsible for own Continuing Professional Development maintaining an up to date portfolio.
- To facilitate and carry out 1:1 and group education and training to colleagues and junior staff to improve knowledge and practice.
- To contribute to Clinical Governance agenda and apply Risk Management strategies.
- To contribute to implementation of service development and change as appropriate.
Organisational
- To support the Team Manager in implementing and evaluating targets and objectives to assist in the ongoing development of the whole service.
- To advise the Team Manager in relation to clinical needs of the client group.
- To take delegated responsibility for management duties as required.
- To ensure the health & safety of self and others at all times in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and City Care policy and procedures.
- To use information technology on a daily basis and participate in identified data collection and statistics and to maintain clear, concise and timely records in line with the service policy.
- To demonstrate flexibility, prioritise effectively and time manage self, supporting others to do the same. Be able to delegate appropriately.
- To participate in the Lone Worker Tracking procedure as applies to the team.
- To act as duty clinician for the process of referrals
- To undertake any other duties which may be reasonably required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
- To work as an autonomous practitioner you will 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 and promoting independence.
Dimensions
- This post has no budgetary responsibility; however the post holder is responsible for demonstrating cost consciousness.
- You will be required to work across different bases and community settings which may include a clients own home, community bed, nursing home or hospital.
- You will be responsible for a designated caseload of clients.
- You will be required to participate actively in CityCares training requirements.
- You will supervise, educate and assess the competency of junior staff, support staff and students.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work, including the management of clients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the clients.
- To gain valid informed consent and to identify through assessment clients who lack capacity. To work within a legal framework with clients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To undertake advanced comprehensive assessment and evaluation of adults presenting with a wide variety of complex physical and mental health needs, utilising a high level of investigative and analytical skills.
- To be responsible for carrying a client caseload and to provide highly specialist clinical reasoning in assessing, devising and evaluating individualised rehabilitation programmes with clients.
- To be responsible for coordinating the safe and timely discharge process from a variety of community settings, including community beds.
- To risk assess, advise and where appropriate provide equipment including teaching clients / carers in its use.
- To provide highly specialist advice, education and mentorship to the other staff and colleagues within the Reablement team and other multi-professional teams around current best practice and evidence based practice regarding the clinical management of clients. To drive quality, clinical service improvement and clinical excellence.
- To be responsible for own continuing professional development keeping abreast of new trends and developments. Attend relevant conferences and training courses, supporting junior staff to do the same. Incorporate new developments into clinical practice.
- To participate in the supervision framework as a supervisee and a supervisor, including the appraisal process. To be able to set own objectives and evaluate own learning and that of more junior staff.
- To be a clinical educator for undergraduate students on University placements, supervising, educating and measuring their performance against the standards set by the degree level qualification.
Professional
- To work to your Code of Professional Conduct.
- To maintain a high standard of care to clients and carers including accurate and detailed documentation.
- To be responsible for own Continuing Professional Development maintaining an up to date portfolio.
- To facilitate and carry out 1:1 and group education and training to colleagues and junior staff to improve knowledge and practice.
- To contribute to Clinical Governance agenda and apply Risk Management strategies.
- To contribute to implementation of service development and change as appropriate.
Organisational
- To support the Team Manager in implementing and evaluating targets and objectives to assist in the ongoing development of the whole service.
- To advise the Team Manager in relation to clinical needs of the client group.
- To take delegated responsibility for management duties as required.
- To ensure the health & safety of self and others at all times in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and City Care policy and procedures.
- To use information technology on a daily basis and participate in identified data collection and statistics and to maintain clear, concise and timely records in line with the service policy.
- To demonstrate flexibility, prioritise effectively and time manage self, supporting others to do the same. Be able to delegate appropriately.
- To participate in the Lone Worker Tracking procedure as applies to the team.
- To act as duty clinician for the process of referrals
- To undertake any other duties which may be reasonably required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of further Professional Development
- Leadership qualification
- Student Mentor
- Recognised Teaching qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of wide range of approaches in the management of complex long term conditions.
- Evidence of achievement of appropriate competencies for clinical grade.
- Models of supervision
- Evidence of continuing professional development based on best practice.
- Awareness of current local and national developments in health and social care skills.
- Ability to carryout comprehensive assessments and the development and evaluation of treatment plans
- Able to work independently recognising own limitations
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to relate well to all groups of people and to create and maintain effective working relationships within the team and externally
- Skills supervising junior staff and students.
- Ability to assess and manage risk.
- Prioritisation and time management skills.
- Ability to motivate self and others.
- Leadership
Desirable
- Highly developed leadership and change management
- Evidence of audit/organisational projects.
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of rehabilitation with adults
- Community experience
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of supervising junior, unqualified staff and students
- Experience of managing change
Desirable
- Experience working within intermediate care services
- Experience of working with clients with mental health needs
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service
- This post may require shift working between 8am-4pm, 12-8pm and 2pm-10pm 5 days over 7 including weekend and bank holidays
- Full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations, so access to own vehicle is essential on a daily basis for work purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of further Professional Development
- Leadership qualification
- Student Mentor
- Recognised Teaching qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of wide range of approaches in the management of complex long term conditions.
- Evidence of achievement of appropriate competencies for clinical grade.
- Models of supervision
- Evidence of continuing professional development based on best practice.
- Awareness of current local and national developments in health and social care skills.
- Ability to carryout comprehensive assessments and the development and evaluation of treatment plans
- Able to work independently recognising own limitations
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to relate well to all groups of people and to create and maintain effective working relationships within the team and externally
- Skills supervising junior staff and students.
- Ability to assess and manage risk.
- Prioritisation and time management skills.
- Ability to motivate self and others.
- Leadership
Desirable
- Highly developed leadership and change management
- Evidence of audit/organisational projects.
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of rehabilitation with adults
- Community experience
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of supervising junior, unqualified staff and students
- Experience of managing change
Desirable
- Experience working within intermediate care services
- Experience of working with clients with mental health needs
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service
- This post may require shift working between 8am-4pm, 12-8pm and 2pm-10pm 5 days over 7 including weekend and bank holidays
- Full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations, so access to own vehicle is essential on a daily basis for work purposes
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
