Specialist Occupational Therapist - Lane Fox Service & Remeo Centre

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities Clinical

1. To be responsible for providing specialist individual client centred assessments on Lane Fox Unit and REMEO Centre for patients, and when cover is required for patients attending the Polio/ Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) therapies outpatient clinic.

2. To address occupational performance skills, patterns, and activity demands in collaboration with patients and carers both in the hospital and patients home environment

3. To undertake specialist multi-needs assessment using analysis and synthesis to develop individual goal and task orientated treatment plans in collaboration with patients, carers and colleagues.

4. To carry out physical, cognitive and functional assessments and treatment to facilitate and promote functional independence.

5. Ensure reviews demonstrate ethical clinical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to determine agreed outcomes across health and social care.

6. Accurately record all professional judgements and decisions taken, keeping records of plans in accordance with Occupational Therapy Policies.

7. To maintain high standards of patient care working within the Occupational Therapy Code of Conduct and Occupational Therapy Service Standards and Procedures.

8. To allocate appropriate patient related tasks and ongoing treatment to the Therapy assistant, and reviewing and monitoring outcomes.

9. Undertake complex risk assessments to determine appropriate management, specifically relating to moving and handling safe-use of equipment, pre-discharge access assessment visits and follow-up home assessment visits, ensuring safety for self and others during Occupational Therapy interventions, both in hospital and the patients home.

10. To be proactive in the monitoring, recording and reporting of changes in clinical practice which may influence Occupational Therapy Service delivery.

11. To use critical reflection and evidence of best practice to develop and enhance the patient and carer experience.

12. To demonstrate understanding and application of National guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care and their impact on Occupational Therapy practice.

13. To demonstrate an advanced understanding of discharge pathways and processes, including those for Continuing Healthcare, and social services, and their application to long-term ventilated patients, and those with other high and complex health and/ or social needs.

Managerial

1. Develop and manage professional relationships identifying strategies for coping positively with any inter-professional tensions.

2. To share joint responsibility for the clinical, professional development and day to day management of the Therapy assistant at REMEO.

3. Use supervision and professional development plans to promote own and others clinical effectiveness, where appropriate.

4. To identify personal competency limitations in relation to clinical practice, seeking advice and guidance through supervision structures.

5. To manage clinical workloads of self and others using effective strategies to prioritise referrals and resources on a day to day basis, seeking guidance as appropriate.

6. To comply with statistical recording procedures, and appreciate their value in service review and development.

7. To contribute to the delivery and development of the Occupational Therapy Service, Therapies Business Plans and Clinical Governance Strategy.

8. To develop leadership skills in the management of Occupational Therapy programmes, projects, supervision and management/development of junior staff and students.

Communication

1. To articulate and work to the value base and principles which underpin Occupational Therapy Practice.

2. Utilise formal and informal reporting mechanisms including electronic reporting, to ensure effective communication across health and social care referral processes.

3. Use effective interpersonal skills to encourage patient and carers active participation in the Occupational Therapy Process.

4. Use verbal and non-verbal communication to receive and disseminate complex clinical information in all therapeutic, educational programmes, and professional contexts, acknowledging sensitivity and utilising approaches appropriate to the complexity of the context or culture.

5. Facilitate patient and carer education sessions, engaging in discussion around risk management and mental capacity where clinically applicable

6. Maintain confidentiality consistent with Trust and Service Policies.

7. Act as an advocate on behalf of patients and carers by adopting a client-centred approach to support meaningful participation in their life roles.

8. To utilise advanced communication skills acting as a prime educator of other professionals including Doctors, nurses, qualified and unqualified AHPs and students, on own area of clinical expertise and on the role and scope of Occupational Therapy.

9. To navigate complex and high-level communication across sites within the Lane Fox service, to ensure the delivery of high-quality occupational performance-based assessment, interventions, and discharge planning.

10. To engage and coordinate with local authorities, continuing healthcare teams, and ICB colleagues involved in the discharge-planning process, to home or placement, advocating for patient choice, via established and developing pathways.

Professional Development

1. Maintain professional status and keep knowledge and skills up to date, by engaging in continuous professional development and lifelong learning. Actively participate in internal and external post-registration education programmes.

2. Use experience, published evidence-base for practice, critical reflection, and self-evaluation to enhance the contribution of Occupational Therapy with patients.

3. To develop and advance clinical-reasoning skills and knowledge-base required at senior level.

4. Use supervision and performance development plans to promote clinical and personal effectiveness of self and others.

5. Share acquired knowledge and skills with colleagues to build and sustain professional relationships.

6. To take an active role in the ongoing development of critical care and specialist respiratory service education, through presentation on specialist topics and complex cases.

Research Audit and Quality

1. To demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate research/evidence from a wide range of sources, applying findings to local practice.

2. To develop research skills contributing to departmental quality monitoring and audit programmes, including participation in multi-professional and service-led initiatives.

3. The post-holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures, which are regularly updated.

Professional/ Statutory Registration

Essential

• HCPC registration

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in occupational therapy

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

• Knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process within cricial care and/or a respiratory service relating to client centred practice.
• Apply clinical governance principles to practice
• Ability to appreciate the sensitivity, complexity of context, culture and diversity within clinical practice
• Proven experience in developing and providing education and teaching programs to other professionals and students
• Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and interprofessional settings, coping positively with interpersonal tensions/barriers.
• Application of occupational therapy models to practice and evidence based practice
• Demonstrate sound techniques in applying a range of specialist, sensory, physical and manual assessment and treatments.
• Ability to analyse tasks and activities, synthesise findings and develop goal orientated treatment plans.
• Ability to delegate appropriate tasks to OT technical instructors, apprentice and students.
• Understand and apply principles of risk management to clinical practice.
• Up to date knowledge of national initiatives and legislation relating to Health and Social Care
• Understanding of ethical reasoning and critical reflection in own and others clinical practice.
• Understanding principles and application of supervision as a supervisee/supervisor.

Desirable

• Previous experience of research and audit

Previous Experience

Essential

• Post-graduate experience in physical disability
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Experience in Critical Care / Respiratory Services
• Experience in Neurology/Stroke
• Experience in Palliative Care / Frailty

Other

Essential

• Adherence to Royal College of Occupational Therapy and HCPC guidelines and codes of ethics and professional conduct
• Reliable work record

Desirable

• Membership of professional body
• Member of Occupational Therapy specialist interest groups.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Excellent communication and interactive skills.
• Willingness to work flexibly.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities
• Well developed personal, organisational and time management skills.
• Proactive and inovative approach.
• Commitment to life-long learning.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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