Apprentice Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Apprentice Occupational Therapist:

Key roles and Responsibilities

1. To attend the University of the West of England and work placements as set out in training programme.

2. To attend academic training sessions provided by the educational institute. The programme aims to develop competent practitioners who can practice independently within the Therapy department.

3. To complete and pass appropriate academic modules to the required breadth and depth of underpinning knowledge

4. To gain practical understanding and experience over the whole range of occupational therapy theory and clinical practice.

5. Over the course of 4 years, the post holder will complete an undergraduate degree level course in Occupational Therapy.

6. To attend all mandatory components of the Apprenticeship Standard including:

- GHNHSFT mandatory training including those concerned with matters of safeguarding.

- Ward / Department based observations

- Competencies as determined by the line manager as relevant to the work area / department

- Regular progress review meetings face to face with the assessor

7. To develop and use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan with the support of your mentor and other experienced staff. This will include patients with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies in individual or group therapy sessions.

8. To be responsible for the organisation of own caseload and appropriately delegate to support workers or other staff members in order to ensure effective time management with guidance and support from your mentor and other more experienced staff. To assist the team in the day to day running of the clinical area.

9. To communicate with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to aid effective patient care, which will include taking an active role in team meetings, joint treatment sessions, case conferences and specialist interest group meetings. Either working alone or as part of the multi-disciplinary team, to make recommendations for appropriate and timely discharge/transfer from hospital.

10. To consolidate and learn new skills and competencies to provide holistic care using the Therapy Competency Framework. To develop clinical reasoning and treatment techniques through the active participation in training and development. To consolidate knowledge and skills learned through this process with the direction of senior staff, and deliver research-based presentations as part of in-service training. This will involve facilitating own learning opportunities, reflecting on practice and learning through this process.

11. To participate in the supervision, caseload monitoring and clinical education of support workers, progressing to supervising less experienced staff with support of senior staff, as required. Providing support, guidance, training, and assessing and evaluating competence, in order to fulfil clinical governance requirements and retain a skilled workforce.

12. To maintain clear, accurate and concise patient records in line with departmental and professional standards and include relevant outcome measures. This will include writing patient reports for e.g. medical practitioners and solicitors requests with support and guidance from your mentor.

13. To work with senior staff undertaking audit and research projects, to further own and teams clinical practice within each rotation. To be involved in making recommendations for changes to practice and procedures for the relevant clinical area, and the implementation of these changes.

14. To contribute to the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda by active participation in service initiatives, health and safety and risk management.

15. To comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times and demonstrating compliance with the terms of all safeguarding policies and processes relevant to the safeguarding of adults and children in the care of GHNHSFT.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

If you want more details please contact;

Caroline Phelps (Clinical Lead Therapist)

caroline.phelps@nhs.net

0300 422 6524

Aleisha Jennings (Senior Occupational Therapist)

0300 422 6524

aleisha.jennings@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE: Grade C (4) or above in English, Mathematics or equivalent (e.g Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and English
• Some previous relevant L3 study and a recognised L3 certificate/ module of study within the last 3 years AND relevant related work experience OR L4 certificate of higher education or L5 qualification within the last 8 years OR L6 or higher study within the last 10 years OR Higher-level study L6 or above more than 10 years ago AND recent (last 3 years) study at L2 or above in a relevant health and social care subject

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate commitment to successful completion of Apprenticeship level 6 program and final clinical competency assessment - attending all academic sessions
• IT skills to operate word processing, email and spreadsheets to record and analyse complex data
• Reliable, Punctual, Conscientious with an attention to detail and a positive attitude to learning

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a hospital or care setting

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

• Awareness of the Occupational Therapy role / evidence of career research
• Demonstrate working effectively as a team member.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, both verbal, non-verbal and written when interacting with other team members, clients and other professionals.
• Apply a practical approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrate commitment to personal development and CPD.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide (Cheltenham and Gloucester)

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)