Band 7 Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To select and apply Occupational Therapy Assessments for a caseload with complex needs addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self maintenance productivity and leisure.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of work.

To undertake the comprehensive OT assessment of clients using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised treatment plans.

To accept a clinical responsibility for a designated caseload with complex presentations, prioritising need and taking on a co-ordinating role within the team, where relevant.

To plan and implement client centred individual and/or group interventions, using clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment interventions to achieve therapeutic goals.

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the clients social and physical environment where applicable.

To assess the occupational needs of a defined client group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment programmes

To provide occupational therapy services in working conditions which may be hazardous eg exposure to body fluids, aggressive persons, visits to high risk areas and associated travel risks

To assess capacity gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

To undertake therapeutic moving and handling of clients and equipment, within clinical and non clinical settings.

To work with clients, carers and relatives who may have distressing social/clinical circumstances.

Communication

To establish robust communication networks with clients, carers and other health workers and agencies.

To demonstrate skills in communicating complex sensitive and contentious information to clients and carers as appropriate.

To promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy within the team, locally and nationally.

To demonstrate presentation skills in a variety of settings as appropriate.

Documentation

To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional Agency and Trust standards and to provide specialist Occupational Therapy reports relevant to practice setting.

Professional ethics

To comply with the COT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and national and local policies and procedures

To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary.

Leadership supervision & appraisal

In line with local guidelines review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.

To provide effective leadership, performance management, supervision and appraisal for junior staff.

To demonstrate leadership skills through the management of designated projects.

Training staff & students

To contribute to the induction, training of students and other staff both within or external to the Trust.

To provide specialist advice to OT colleagues in other clinical areas.

To provide specialist advice and training to carers, clients and other professionals.

To be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of Occupational Therapy students on practice placement within the Trust.

Service development & delivery

To participate in the operational planning, and implementation of policy and service development within the team, leading on delegated projects.

To lead in the delivery of delegated areas of the Occupational Therapy development plan.

Professional development

To apply specialist skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a senior Occupational Therapist.

To demonstrate a high level of ongoing personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.

Clinical governance, quality, standards

To contribute in the SHSCs, Therapy Services, and local teams clinical governance arrangements, including the setting and monitoring of practice standards.

To apply national guidelines/legislation relating to health and social care service provision.

To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management and apply to work situation.

Management

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.

To co-ordinate day-to-day activities of junior staff where applicable.

To provide advice on resources necessary to maintain the service.

To deputise for the Clinical Lead OT as required

To decide priorities for own work area balancing other patient related and professional demands and ensuring that these remain in accordance with those of the service area as a whole.

To be actively involved in the collation of appropriate data and statistics as required by Therapy services.

Research & practice development

To undertake research and/or audit projects relevant to Occupational Therapy and/or service area, disseminating findings at local level.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Extensive clinical knowledge including skills in individual and group work
• Knowledge and application of assessments
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
• Supervisory/appraisal skills

Desirable

• Presentation and training skills

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience in mental health settings
• Supervision of junior staff and students
• Team working

Desirable

• Leadership and first line management experience

Training and qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/degree in occupational therapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Post graduate training relevant to the post

Desirable

• leadership training

other

Essential

• Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
• willingness to work flexibly

Desirable

• Membership of a professional body

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).

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

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Older adult community mental health team

7 Edmund Road

Sheffield

S2 4EA

Employer's website

https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us (Opens in a new tab)