Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you dynamic, enthusiastic and wanting to make a difference? Can you make a difference to someone's quality of life? Can you help patients be where they want to be sooner?

We are excited to have a vacancy for a Senior Occupational Therapist to provide therapy support in our team based in Brookfields Hospital Cambridge

We provide outstanding, patient focused, ward based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting discharge from hospital and early assessment for care needs and

If you are looking for a new challenge, are dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community then you are the right person for us.

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team
To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills
To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make recommendations for minor adaptations in line with current legislation.
To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
To provide support and education to peers, new staff non-registered staff and students.
To supervise junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that Assistant Practitioners and Health Care Assistants deliver high quality patient care.
To be actively involved in teaching and supporting Assistant Practitioners and Health Care Assistants to achieve competencies.
To be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Band 5 Therapists and Assistant Practitioners.
To prioritise all patients tasks according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost appropriately.
To provide a high standard of care.
To work in various community settings within CPFT as required, completing access and home visits.

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Date posted

06 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

310-OPAC-4476360-A

Job locations

Brookfields Hospital

Mill Road

Cambridge

CB1 3DF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.

To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.

To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.

To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.

To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.

Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.

Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and includingimmediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.

To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.

To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication. Eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain.

To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies involved in the patients pathway.

Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives and the new model of care.

To work effectively within the structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews.

To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.

To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.

To work within Trust and COT guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements.

To demonstrate a good understanding of Social Service and Health legislation.

To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care.