Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full job description for more detail and there will be a video link in supporting information which shows just one of the trusts teams.
JOB PURPOSE:
To provide clinical and supervisory leadership to junior
staff and students within the multi-disciplinary team.
To be jointly responsible with other senior colleagues for
the day-to-day planning and delivery of the multi-disciplinary team services
within the Intermediate Care Team.
To manage a caseload of clients with multiple and complex
needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan,
implement and evaluate interventions.
To provide specialist therapy input into planning,
development and evaluation of clinical services within the team, with
responsibility for defined projects.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Clients
Carers, both informal and
formal
Colleagues at all grades
Uni-professional colleagues across the county
Primary Care Colleagues
Colleagues within Health, Social Care Services and
the private and voluntary sectors
Colleagues within Acute Hospitals
Colleagues within specialist services
Colleagues from higher education/local schools
Staff group organisations
General public
East Anglian Ambulance Trust
KEY TASKS:
Communication
1. To
establish, maintain and participate in robust multi-disciplinary communication
networks, for self and team, with clients, carers and other health workers and agencies
involved in client care.
2. To
promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy within the team, in
relation to all aspects of patient care, negotiating priorities where
appropriate, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan using high
level of presentation and training skills.
3. To
promote the role of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services within
Suffolk Community Healthcare, in relation to all aspects of client care,
informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan.
4. To
participate in and maintain robust professional communication systems within
own and other professional teams.
5. To
ensure junior Occupational Therapy team members maintain robust communication
systems within their own profession and with other professionals.
6. To
contribute to relevant meetings with Suffolk Community Healthcare. To provide
highly complex information to the clients, clinicians and other agencies to
assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating,
training, empathic and re-assurance skills.
7. To
ensure any verbal complaints are dealt with in a sensitive, effective and
timely way in accordance with local and Trust complaints procedure.
8. To
ensure that self and junior members of the team maintain up-to-date written and
electronic data, where applicable, in accordance with professional and Suffolk
Community Healthcare standards and in compliance with Confidentiality of
Information policy.
9. To
ensure self and all members of the team provide therapy reports relevant to the
clients situations
Personal and People Development
1. To
identify the training needs of self and junior staff through the service
appraisal process to inform personal and team development plans.
2. To
contribute to a robust induction process for all new staff in the
multi-disciplinary services and all students on placement.
3. To
participate and support the Practice Placement Education of professional, NVQ
and work experience students.
4. To
act as specialist witness for NVQ candidates.
5. To
plan, contribute and participate in robust in-service training programmes for
the staff.
6. To
apply highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in order to demonstrate
professional competence and fitness to practice in multi-disciplinary services.
7. To
demonstrate ongoing personal development of self and junior staff through
participation in internal and external training and development opportunities,
recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.
8. Develop
self and others through regular one to ones and supervision.
Health, Safety and security
1. To ensure that self and staff adhere to
Suffolk Community Healthcare and local Health and Safety policy and procedures
and maintain safe environments and working practices.
2. Ensure
that staff report incidents and near misses in accordance with Suffolk
Community Healthcare risk management/ incident policies. Promoting a blame free culture in reporting
incidents.
3. Comply
with Suffolk Community Healthcare Infection Control Policies and conduct
themselves in such a manner as to minimise the risk of healthcare associated
infections.
4. To
comply with jointly agreed policies and procedures of the Suffolk Area Child
Protection Committee/Vulnerable Adults services, including cooperating with the
statutory child protection agencies in ensuring the safety and well-being of
children and attend case conferences as required.
Service Improvement
1. To
ensure that self and junior members of the team
work effectively within the service to support the planning and achievement
of local and Suffolk Community Healthcare service objectives.
2. To
contribute to and participate in the planning and development of services in
line with the Integrated Services Implementation Plan.
3. To
be actively involved in integrated working across and between Health and Adult
Community Services (ACS)
4. To
ensure self and junior members of the multi-disciplinary team are working in
partnership with local voluntary and statutory agencies.
5. To
demonstrate a clear understanding of the roles of own and other services and
how they interact to provide effective patient-centred care.
Quality
1. To
ensure self and junior staff are aware of budgetary constraints and work within
them.
2. To
be responsible for monitoring and maintaining stock, advising on resources to
carry out the service and its security.
3. To
encourage, support and participate in research activity within the services.
4. To
be responsible for submitting statistics and monthly returns for audit purposes
as required by the organisation
5. To
engage actively in practice development, evaluation, audit and research
activities to promote evidence based practice.
Equality and Diversity
1. To
adhere to Rules of Professional Conduct and facilitate compliance of junior
staff with local and professional standards of practice.
2. To
participate in the recruitment and appointment of staff as required whilst
ensuring that confidentiality is maintained with regard to the processing of
personal documentation
3. To
respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients
and contribute to the provision of the service sensitive to these needs.
4. To
demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to
junior staff as necessary.
5. To
ensure self and junior staff comply with all relevant Suffolk Community
Healthcare policies, procedures and guidelines relating to Equal Opportunities.
Health and wellbeing
1. To
hold a caseload of clients with a broad range of multiple and complex health
needs, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments, using standardised
tools, setting objectives and implementing appropriate treatment, as part of
the holistic care plan.
2. To
formulate an individual specialist management/treatment plan for each client
using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of highly
specialised physical, sensory and cognitive treatment skills following analysis
of information received from client, carers and referrer and any other
professionals involved in the clients care as necessary.
3. To
ensure own and junior staffs interventions are evaluated and treatment is
modified in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
4. To
apply a high level of understanding of the effects of disability and provide
training and advice to patients and carers on lifestyle changes and adaptations
to the clients social and physical environment, involving other appropriate
professionals and agencies when indicated.
5. To
work with the appropriate leads and other senior staff to effectively triage
all referrals to the team, to ensure the most appropriate use of the services
and the appropriate and timely service to the client.
6. To
ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet with agreed national,
professional and local standards.
7. To
provide specialist advice to clients, carers and colleagues, as necessary, on
Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy related matters as appropriate
8. To
develop and maintain an agreed area of professional interest and experience and
act as a resource for other team members for the subject area accessing
relevant external training/information.
People Management
1. To
be responsible for the day to day planning and delivery of Occupational Therapy
services within the Community Healthcare team, prioritising clinical needs to
provide an effective service.
2. To
be jointly responsible with other senior colleagues for the day-to-day planning
and delivery of the multi-disciplinary services.
3. To
ensure junior staff in the teams manage their caseloads using evidence based,
client centred principles to assess, plan and implement, specialised programmes
of care and evaluate their interventions.
