Job summary
Looking for a new and exciting challenge?
We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist.
This role would be suited to an experienced B5 or existing B6 with a varied
portfolio spanning both physical and Mental Health settings. The ideal candidate
will have experience in the assessment and management of older adults with
complex needs such as cognition, dementia, complex manual handling needs,
palliative and end of life care and Frailty. Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
and familiarity with its impact upon the patients decision-making skills is
essential to this role, in order to meet the complex nature of our caseload.
There will also be an expectation to provide advice and support to your MDT
colleagues with regards to maximising patients potential to contribute to
their ongoing care needs.
You will be part of an OT team consisting of a Band 7
Clinical Specialist OT, Band 6 Senior OTs, Rotational Band 5s, Band 4
OT Assistant Practitioners and Band 3 OT assistants and be based at
Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The post holder will support the Band 7 Clinical Specialist
OTs and Clinical Strategic Lead OT and Clinical Site Lead for Medicine to
develop more modernised OT practices and pathways for this complex cohort of
patients working in partnership with the wider community services.
Main duties of the job
To provide Occupational Therapy service to
patients within care of the elderly wards with a special focus on the
assessment of the acute elderly patients, facilitating and maximising patient
potential within the service boundaries using a holistic approach.
To demonstrate & apply a broad level of
understanding of the effect of mental health in older persons and recommend
appropriate strategies to support the patients within the acute setting and in
their chosen environment when discharged.
To give specialist guidance, advice and
education to other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on matters
relating to older people in the context of Occupational Performance and Complex
discharge planning.
Provide leadership for junior team members and
other senior colleagues (in conjunction with the Clinical Leads) in planning,
coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service
provided to patients within care of the elderly.
To develop and
maintain strong working links with the Geriatrics Emergency Medicine Service
(GEMS) at Worcestershire Royal Hospital to ensure continuity in Occupational
Therapy practice and delivery.
You will gain mentorship
and support from the Occupational Therapy Clinical Strategic Lead, Clinical Specialists,
especially those within medicine.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Duties:
Clinical
To carry out specialist
assessments and interventions with patients who have physical, mental health
and/or cognitive deficits. This
will include the administration and interpretation of standardised assessments.
To provide specialist discharge
planning to patients within the acute service and community with a special
emphasis on patients with elderly mental health, cognitive, physical conditions
and complexity within the acute hospital setting which will include working
within tight timeframes for patient discharges.
To regularly support colleagues and other multidisciplinary
team members in joint Mental Capacity Assessments, interpreting findings and
advising and providing patients, relatives and colleagues solutions,
recommendations for short and longer term care arrangements.
To participate and when appropriate organise
Best Interest meetings ensuring adherence to Trust and National guidance and
legislation and that patients have access and appropriate advocacy.
To provide a range of specialist manual
handling assessments and demonstrate a wide and specialist knowledge of manual handling equipment to
support elderly patients with low, high and complex needs; developing comprehensive
care guidance on the manual handling needs of patients before discharge to the
community.
To deal sensitively with patients who may have
high levels of anxiety, fear or aggression due to pain, limited mobility,
frustration, life limiting illness, dementia, frequently throughout the day,
and support your team with such matters. Although not acceptable, some patients
may use verbal or occasional physical aggression towards therapists
To use a high level of emotional effort in
making challenging decisions and carrying out recommendations whilst acting as
patient advocate within situations containing conflicting expectations.
To support and interact appropriately with patients
who may be experiencing depression, difficult family circumstances or poor
prognosis. To facilitate therapeutic treatment through empathic and sensitive
use of motivational skills.
To demonstrate knowledge
and skills of how to support acutely unwell patients including end of
life and palliative care management and provide support to more junior staff
when deaths may occur on the wards or when managing highly sensitive end of
life patient cases.
Use interpersonal
skills of negotiation, persuasion and conflict resolution to encourage patients
that may be unwilling to participate in treatment. Barriers may include (but
not limited to): dementia, mental illness, pain and delirium.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Duties:
Clinical
To carry out specialist
assessments and interventions with patients who have physical, mental health
and/or cognitive deficits. This
will include the administration and interpretation of standardised assessments.
To provide specialist discharge
planning to patients within the acute service and community with a special
emphasis on patients with elderly mental health, cognitive, physical conditions
and complexity within the acute hospital setting which will include working
within tight timeframes for patient discharges.
To regularly support colleagues and other multidisciplinary
team members in joint Mental Capacity Assessments, interpreting findings and
advising and providing patients, relatives and colleagues solutions,
recommendations for short and longer term care arrangements.
To participate and when appropriate organise
Best Interest meetings ensuring adherence to Trust and National guidance and
legislation and that patients have access and appropriate advocacy.
To provide a range of specialist manual
handling assessments and demonstrate a wide and specialist knowledge of manual handling equipment to
support elderly patients with low, high and complex needs; developing comprehensive
care guidance on the manual handling needs of patients before discharge to the
community.
To deal sensitively with patients who may have
high levels of anxiety, fear or aggression due to pain, limited mobility,
frustration, life limiting illness, dementia, frequently throughout the day,
and support your team with such matters. Although not acceptable, some patients
may use verbal or occasional physical aggression towards therapists
To use a high level of emotional effort in
making challenging decisions and carrying out recommendations whilst acting as
patient advocate within situations containing conflicting expectations.
To support and interact appropriately with patients
who may be experiencing depression, difficult family circumstances or poor
prognosis. To facilitate therapeutic treatment through empathic and sensitive
use of motivational skills.
To demonstrate knowledge
and skills of how to support acutely unwell patients including end of
life and palliative care management and provide support to more junior staff
when deaths may occur on the wards or when managing highly sensitive end of
life patient cases.
Use interpersonal
skills of negotiation, persuasion and conflict resolution to encourage patients
that may be unwilling to participate in treatment. Barriers may include (but
not limited to): dementia, mental illness, pain and delirium.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to clinically analyse and act appropriately on professional and ethical issues.
- Ability to assess and form a treatment plan appropriate to the acute setting for patients with medical and or mental health conditions.
- Ability to prioritise caseload effectively to enhance patient care and hospital flow.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of varied experience within acute NHS hospital based medicine.
- Experience of implementing MCA and conducting/or supporting Best Interest Meetings
- Experience of the administration and interpretation of commonly used standardised cognitive assessments.
- Experience of a range of manual handling assessment and evidence of provision of low to high level manual handling equipment
- Experience of early intervention and acute rehabilitation
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working with patients on fast track discharge/palliative
- Experience of supporting junior members of staff and students
Desirable
- Approved Best Interests Assessor
- Experience of the application o the OT process with a range of older persons mental health conditions, demonstrating commitment to patient care.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible attitude to routine and non-routine tasks
- Ability and experience of guiding the practice of others
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of team working and being a positive influence within the team
- Evidence of ability to provide proactive supervision.
- Good interpersonal skills across all grades
- Evidence of ability to provide a learning experience for other staff / students
- Evidence of willingness to learn and utilise new skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of post graduate training in areas related to medicine, care of the elderly etc.
- Active HCPC registration
Desirable
- Practice educator
- Institute of leadership and Management Level 3
- Masters Module(s)
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel / work between sites
- Ability to be able to work across a 7 day working pattern
- Awareness of confidentiality
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to clinically analyse and act appropriately on professional and ethical issues.
- Ability to assess and form a treatment plan appropriate to the acute setting for patients with medical and or mental health conditions.
- Ability to prioritise caseload effectively to enhance patient care and hospital flow.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of varied experience within acute NHS hospital based medicine.
- Experience of implementing MCA and conducting/or supporting Best Interest Meetings
- Experience of the administration and interpretation of commonly used standardised cognitive assessments.
- Experience of a range of manual handling assessment and evidence of provision of low to high level manual handling equipment
- Experience of early intervention and acute rehabilitation
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working with patients on fast track discharge/palliative
- Experience of supporting junior members of staff and students
Desirable
- Approved Best Interests Assessor
- Experience of the application o the OT process with a range of older persons mental health conditions, demonstrating commitment to patient care.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible attitude to routine and non-routine tasks
- Ability and experience of guiding the practice of others
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of team working and being a positive influence within the team
- Evidence of ability to provide proactive supervision.
- Good interpersonal skills across all grades
- Evidence of ability to provide a learning experience for other staff / students
- Evidence of willingness to learn and utilise new skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of post graduate training in areas related to medicine, care of the elderly etc.
- Active HCPC registration
Desirable
- Practice educator
- Institute of leadership and Management Level 3
- Masters Module(s)
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel / work between sites
- Ability to be able to work across a 7 day working pattern
- Awareness of confidentiality
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
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).
