Occupational Therapist with Specialist Palliative Care Interest
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Are you a Band 6 Occupational Therapist wishing to work in a multi-disciplinary team specialising in end of life care, work with other health and social care professionals to develop the ethos of multi-disciplinary, integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard. A part time maternity leave cover for 12 months has become available within the Specialist Palliative care team based at Workington Community hospital covering the West of Cumbria.Working largely alone and unsupervised, assess patients, plan and implement care in the community and a range of other settings, provide advice and education to patients, carers and colleagues, maintain associated records.
Carry out delegated management tasks including line management and clinical supervision of other team members.
Work will include Community, Copeland Unit and Loweswater Suite (Specialist Palliative Care). Virtually and face to face patient care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Work independently as an autonomous practitioner within the specified specialist clinical area (s) responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a range of frequently complex conditions, appropriate to specialist knowledge and skill level and experience; providing flexible and patient centred programmes of Occupational therapy (OT) interventions. The post holder will, with other members of the team, offer a patient-centred, multi-disciplinary and holistic approach to patient care.
- Work will include Community, Copeland Unit and Loweswater Suite (Specialist Palliative Care).
- Post holder will be expected to support Palliative Care patients to remain independent and offer them appropriate functioning solutions.
- Will take responsibility for the management of their own caseload and the case management of individual patients, whilst continuing to develop specialist clinical skills, knowledge and experience as identified in the post holder's Performance and Development Plan (PDP).
- There is the opportunity to seek specialist advice from a senior OT with a specialist clinical knowledge and experience when required.
- The post holder will undertake clinical and department support duties.
See attached Job description for Specialist Palliative Care OT.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money wel
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Date posted
10 January 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
262-A-22-4857787
Job locations
Workington Hospital
Park Lane
Workington
CA14 2RW
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Workington Hospital
Park Lane
Workington
CA14 2RW
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