Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Occupational Therapist - Home First

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Job summary

To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based highly specialised Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy intervention within the area of integrated care/Admission Avoidance.

To undertake specialist assessment of patients within urgent care units with acute/unstable conditions who are referred to the Service as an alternative to hospital admission from urgent care.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our established Home First therapy service. The purpose of the Home First team is to prevent avoidable hospital admissions by supporting patients home from our urgent care footprint of the hospital. This comprises of Urgent Care areas including Emergency Department, and assessment areas. We work in close collaboration with the Frailty Team and community services to deflect admission.The successful candidate will be working within the multi-disciplinary and multi-professional team and will be a key player in providing specialist assessment, personalised care planning and management of care to patients who may require support planning to enable them to remain at home safely.Post holders will take a lead role in mentoring and supporting all disciplines of staff within the team. With full support of managers, you will be instrumental in developing and embedding a culture of seamless working across secondary and community services.The service operates 365 days a year and operates a 7 day rota.

About us

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.

Details

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-942-IC-24

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the team lead in the day to day management and development of the service and staff.

To be responsible for Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy portfolio which will include provision of expert advice to occupational therapists/ physiotherapists, senior clinicians, MDT across Intermediate Tier Services to support them in taking up their duty of care; to develop, co-ordinate and deliver training programmes including competency frameworks, information packages for patients and families together with colleagues working in health, education and social care

Management of a clinical caseload of patients with highly complex and/or additional Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy needs

Provide clinical triage and support service demand management through in-reach to the Hospital urgent care units

To establish individualised management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate highly specialised interventions and programmes of care, which will include working with staff across organisational boundaries

Provide clinical leadership and supervision facilitating a culture of learning and reflective practice within Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy

Identify audit/research opportunities, initiating, designing and implementing agreed projects as required.

To provide mentorship and supervision to junior/ student occupational/ physiotherapy students and assistant staff

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the team lead in the day to day management and development of the service and staff.

To be responsible for Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy portfolio which will include provision of expert advice to occupational therapists/ physiotherapists, senior clinicians, MDT across Intermediate Tier Services to support them in taking up their duty of care; to develop, co-ordinate and deliver training programmes including competency frameworks, information packages for patients and families together with colleagues working in health, education and social care

Management of a clinical caseload of patients with highly complex and/or additional Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy needs

Provide clinical triage and support service demand management through in-reach to the Hospital urgent care units

To establish individualised management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate highly specialised interventions and programmes of care, which will include working with staff across organisational boundaries

Provide clinical leadership and supervision facilitating a culture of learning and reflective practice within Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy

Identify audit/research opportunities, initiating, designing and implementing agreed projects as required.

To provide mentorship and supervision to junior/ student occupational/ physiotherapy students and assistant staff

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • OT/ PT degree or equivalent
  • HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Post graduate education

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical governance awareness
  • Understanding of policies/ guidance
  • Evidence of advanced time management skills

Skills

Essential

  • Advanced clinical reasoning skills
  • Supervision and mentoring of junior staff/ students
  • NHS experience in MDT working
  • Experience in a broad range of conditions

Desirable

  • Experience in admission avoidance services
  • Experience of community services
  • Experience of ward working

Knowledge

Essential

  • Advanced & flexible communication skills
  • Advanced problem solving ability
  • Motivation to develop self & others
  • Leadership skills

Other

Essential

  • Flexible working/ extended hours
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • OT/ PT degree or equivalent
  • HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Post graduate education

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical governance awareness
  • Understanding of policies/ guidance
  • Evidence of advanced time management skills

Skills

Essential

  • Advanced clinical reasoning skills
  • Supervision and mentoring of junior staff/ students
  • NHS experience in MDT working
  • Experience in a broad range of conditions

Desirable

  • Experience in admission avoidance services
  • Experience of community services
  • Experience of ward working

Knowledge

Essential

  • Advanced & flexible communication skills
  • Advanced problem solving ability
  • Motivation to develop self & others
  • Leadership skills

Other

Essential

  • Flexible working/ extended hours

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Therapy Team Leader Home First

Santhamurthy Dakshinamurthy

santhamurthy.dakshinamurthy@boltonft.nhs.uk

01204390390

Details

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-942-IC-24

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


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