Job summary
The community team of West Essex is part of the wider Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System supporting Out of Hospital Care to support West Essex Residents. The post holder will be working as part of the Integrated neighbourhood teams supporting Uttlesford North and south with a focus on prevention of admissions, supporting safe discharge as well as provision for rehabilitation for the West Essex population.
Main duties of the job
Clinical responsibilities
- To deliver high quality, skilled clinical care to patients at home and provide rehabilitation and long term care/conditions management in a variety of community settings.
- Autonomously manage a caseload of patients with complex health & social care needs, using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement & evaluate interventions
- To utilise specialist skills and knowledge to holistically assess needs and provide programmes of rehabilitation based on evidence based practice.
- To select appropriate treatment techniques from a wide range of specialist skills available. The selection of techniques will be based on both theoretical and practical knowledge and evaluated past experience.
- To develop collaborative treatment programmes with patients, carers and colleagues, demonstrating client centred reasoning and specialist problem solving techniques.
- Plan and prioritise own workload and delegate tasks where appropriate to ensure effective use of time.
- To work within and across professional and organisational boundaries, liaising with GP's other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver individualised and expert clinical care to a high standard to clients.
- To take responsibility for managing the caseload and the team, in the absence of the band.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication Skills:
- Using verbal, non-verbal and written communication tools ensure that patients and carers have an understanding of their condition and the role and aims of Occupational Therapy in relation to this. The Occupational Therapist must effectively amend their communication techniques according to individual needs of patients (for example the patient may have a learning disability, sensory problems, neurological difficulties or may not use English as their first language).
- To be confident in their own diagnosis and be able to communicate that effectively to others (including medical doctors, other Allied Health Professionals etc).
- To share information in a timely manner with more senior staff if there are any concerns about a patients safety, condition or prognosis.
- To urgently report and take, appropriate action if there are any concerns about staff and/or patient safety to the more senior therapy staff.
- To represent the community service in meetings with other professionals with an aim of accurately contributing and reporting back relevant information to their line manager.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times, consistent with Trust policy.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in accordance with professional and trust standards.
- Use IT skills accurately in patient notes and report writing. To produce timely and accurate electronic patients records and reports in accordance with Health Care Professions Council and College of Occupational Therapy regulations.
Professional Skills:
- The Occupational Therapist must be able to adapt their communication, treatment, information and advice to meet the needs of individual patients. Patients seen will range from the vulnerable to those who are extremely well informed about their condition.
- The Occupational Therapist must be sensitive to patients own cultures, beliefs and emotions, Consent must always be obtained prior to assessment and treatment.
- The Occupational Therapist must take a holistic view of the patients and their wellbeing considering all the factors and not purely focus on a specific medical condition, sign or symptom.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care.
- To take a lead for specific projects within your area of work to enhance patient care and service delivery.
- To train, supervise and performance manage junior staff, technical instructors, assistants and students (some on a daily basis) with assistance from more senior members of the physiotherapy team when needed. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.
- To effectively manage and prioritise your own workload within the time available including the prioritisation of patients to be treated along with other commitments in the day.
- Actively participate in Continuous Professional Development and maintain a portfolio recording learning outcomes.
- Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices and participate in research and development through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with more senior physiotherapists. To make recommendations for change as a result of this process.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply this understanding to work situations.
- To deputise for the Lead Occupational Therapist and delegate duties in a competent and safe way.
- To delegate tasks appropriately to assistants, carers and other professionals.
- Demonstrate an awareness of trust wide and local policies and procedures.
- Understand national guidelines and legislation relating to Health and Social Care and their impact on service provision.
- Understand the importance of audit procedures and participate in the collection of timely accurate statistics, data and other information that may be required to support service provision.
- Flexible working is required, as at times you will be expected to work across sites in our other West Essex localities depending on service needs.
Education and Research:
- Maintain appropriate and up to date knowledge and skills by undertaking continuing education in accordance with personal and service needs.
- Undertake appropriate education and training for professional development, to maintain own knowledge and credibility.
- Identify training needs and provide training and mentoring support/preceptorship to designated team members, pre and post registration students health care professionals and others.
- To provide training and support to clinical colleagues.
- Ensuring that learning opportunities are effectively utilised.
- To actively participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis in line with Trust guidelines.
- To participate in annual appraisal and maintain a personal development plan.
- To participate in research and audit to ensure the development of effective and innovative practice and maintenance of standards.
- To take part in mandatory, appropriate internal and external courses and make use of reflective practice to record how they will affect your practice.
In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;
- Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures
- To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage
- To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policyTo provide management supervision where appropriate
- You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts, where appropriate and operationally required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication Skills:
- Using verbal, non-verbal and written communication tools ensure that patients and carers have an understanding of their condition and the role and aims of Occupational Therapy in relation to this. The Occupational Therapist must effectively amend their communication techniques according to individual needs of patients (for example the patient may have a learning disability, sensory problems, neurological difficulties or may not use English as their first language).
- To be confident in their own diagnosis and be able to communicate that effectively to others (including medical doctors, other Allied Health Professionals etc).
- To share information in a timely manner with more senior staff if there are any concerns about a patients safety, condition or prognosis.
- To urgently report and take, appropriate action if there are any concerns about staff and/or patient safety to the more senior therapy staff.
- To represent the community service in meetings with other professionals with an aim of accurately contributing and reporting back relevant information to their line manager.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times, consistent with Trust policy.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in accordance with professional and trust standards.
- Use IT skills accurately in patient notes and report writing. To produce timely and accurate electronic patients records and reports in accordance with Health Care Professions Council and College of Occupational Therapy regulations.
Professional Skills:
- The Occupational Therapist must be able to adapt their communication, treatment, information and advice to meet the needs of individual patients. Patients seen will range from the vulnerable to those who are extremely well informed about their condition.
- The Occupational Therapist must be sensitive to patients own cultures, beliefs and emotions, Consent must always be obtained prior to assessment and treatment.
- The Occupational Therapist must take a holistic view of the patients and their wellbeing considering all the factors and not purely focus on a specific medical condition, sign or symptom.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care.
- To take a lead for specific projects within your area of work to enhance patient care and service delivery.
- To train, supervise and performance manage junior staff, technical instructors, assistants and students (some on a daily basis) with assistance from more senior members of the physiotherapy team when needed. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.
- To effectively manage and prioritise your own workload within the time available including the prioritisation of patients to be treated along with other commitments in the day.
- Actively participate in Continuous Professional Development and maintain a portfolio recording learning outcomes.
- Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices and participate in research and development through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with more senior physiotherapists. To make recommendations for change as a result of this process.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply this understanding to work situations.
- To deputise for the Lead Occupational Therapist and delegate duties in a competent and safe way.
- To delegate tasks appropriately to assistants, carers and other professionals.
- Demonstrate an awareness of trust wide and local policies and procedures.
- Understand national guidelines and legislation relating to Health and Social Care and their impact on service provision.
- Understand the importance of audit procedures and participate in the collection of timely accurate statistics, data and other information that may be required to support service provision.
- Flexible working is required, as at times you will be expected to work across sites in our other West Essex localities depending on service needs.
Education and Research:
- Maintain appropriate and up to date knowledge and skills by undertaking continuing education in accordance with personal and service needs.
- Undertake appropriate education and training for professional development, to maintain own knowledge and credibility.
- Identify training needs and provide training and mentoring support/preceptorship to designated team members, pre and post registration students health care professionals and others.
- To provide training and support to clinical colleagues.
- Ensuring that learning opportunities are effectively utilised.
- To actively participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis in line with Trust guidelines.
- To participate in annual appraisal and maintain a personal development plan.
- To participate in research and audit to ensure the development of effective and innovative practice and maintenance of standards.
- To take part in mandatory, appropriate internal and external courses and make use of reflective practice to record how they will affect your practice.
In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;
- Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures
- To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage
- To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policyTo provide management supervision where appropriate
- You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts, where appropriate and operationally required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health Care Profession Council Registration as an Occupational Therapist
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Desirable
- Member of special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience/responsibility for professional and clinical supervision of staff
- Evidence of attendance at in service and external training
- Evidence of preparation for Trust Appraisals and supervisions
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the changes within the NHS and possible effects on Occupational therapy services.
- Proven experience/responsibility for professional and clinical supervision of staff
ADDITIONAL
Essential
- Full UK Driving Licence and ability to travel across Trust sites as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health Care Profession Council Registration as an Occupational Therapist
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Desirable
- Member of special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience/responsibility for professional and clinical supervision of staff
- Evidence of attendance at in service and external training
- Evidence of preparation for Trust Appraisals and supervisions
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the changes within the NHS and possible effects on Occupational therapy services.
- Proven experience/responsibility for professional and clinical supervision of staff
ADDITIONAL
Essential
- Full UK Driving Licence and ability to travel across Trust sites as required
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.
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.
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
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stansted Surgery
Castle Maltings, Lower St,
Stansted
CM24 8XG
Employer's website
https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
