Occupational Therapist - Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Team
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
We are looking to appoint an Occupational Therapist Band 6 to join the Intermediate Care team which is part of the Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service (NRS) working across Barnsley Community.
Candidates who do not currently demonstrate this level of knowledge & skills but are willing to work towards the achievement of the below competencies are invited to apply as a Band 5 Aspiring Occupational Therapist in the NRS.
To work as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist in NRS, in addition to BSc (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy & HCPC registration, you will be able to demonstrate:
1. Ability to manage a varied caseload of people with rehabilitation needs in the community.
2. Provide specialist, high quality assessment & rehabilitation to improve health & independence, to enable earlier discharge from hospital or prevent hospital admission.
3. Assess, manage & provide treatment to individuals with complex &/or multiple needs, working closely with the MDT providing supervision/support to other staff.
4. Ability to deliver education regarding community rehabilitation.
The team is committed to personal development & provides allocated time for CPD, training & wellbeing.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
1. Be responsible for the assessment & provision of a specialised programme of rehabilitation, meeting the specific needs & agreed goals of your patients to facilitate their rehabilitation & optimise recovery potential.
2. Manage a clinical caseload with autonomy.
3. Monitor & evaluate treatment to measure progress/outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions & service delivery.
4. Develop programmes of care to support discharge.
5. Contribute to clinical leadership/supervision facilitating a culture of learning/reflective practice.
6. Have high level communication & excellent interpersonal skills to negotiate & establish collaborative partnerships with patients & care professionals.
7. Ensure compliance with clinical governance being responsible for ensuring Infection Control policy/procedures are followed.
8. Assist in service development & projects as we strive to transform & modernise patient care.
9. A vehicle to undertake travel is essential & the ability to work flexibly including evenings, weekends & bank holidays.
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
To provide a specialist Occupational Therapy Service for the treatment of patients within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team.
1. To provide supervision, training and development of Basic Grade Occupational Therapists, other health care professionals, support staff, and of OT students, if present.
2. To undertake high quality evidence-based assessments and treatments of patients within the relevant clinical area. These patients may have complex needs and multiple pathologies.
3. To participate in planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within the clinical areas.
4. To assess occupational performance, plan and carry out goal orientated intervention programmes.
5. To provide Occupational Therapy advice to other professions.
6. To assist in administration, supervision and development.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
1. To prioritise and manage a significant caseload of patients within the Integrated Neighbourhood team.
2. To assess for physical, cognitive and perceptual deficits in patients and to carry out assessment, treatment and using critical analysis to treat patients through goal setting, which is evaluated and adjusted throughout the patients period of care.
3. To assess the individual in the most appropriate environment and to be responsible for the assessment, prescription and evaluation of specialised equipment, taking into account safe use/risk to patients and carers.
4. To receive and communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information in a clear and effective manner with patients/family and carers.
5. To collect and effectively communicate information to relevant agencies, acting for and on behalf of, the patient and carer, in order to obtain equipment or services, in order to maximise collaborative working.
6. Deputise for Band 7 in the management of the services for duties identified by them.
7. To attend meetings, provide detailed written reports, risk assessments, discharge summaries and other relevant information and recommendations.
8. To communicate effectively within the Multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the decision making regarding discharge, planning and long term management.
9. To participate in the induction and training of staff within multi professional, multi agency teams.
10. To provide formal and informal supervision of junior grades of staff and rehabilitation assistants.
11. To undertake the education of Occupational Therapy students whilst on clinical placement within the department.
12. To comply with professional and trust policies and procedures, to take individual responsibility towards health and safety issues, undertaking risk assessments as appropriate.
13. To be responsible for maintaining own continuing professional development in line with trust policy and professional guidelines, and to undertake appropriate training and development to meet the needs of KSF/SDR.
14. To participate in service developments in areas related to evidence based practice, service delivery and clinical governance.
15. To contribute to the Occupational Therapy team, joint therapy team, multi-professional team and older peoples service development.
16. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with COT/BAOT guidelines.
COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS:
1. Patients and relatives and their carers.
2. Colleagues from the multiprofessional/multi agency team across health and social services, the voluntary sector, private services and medico-legal.
3. Service manager, clinical lead, nursing and therapists within the team and professional head of Occupational Therapy services.
4. Education colleagues.
5. Medical staff.
6. General public.
Trust Values:
The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g., service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc., with dignity and respect at all times.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
Person Specification
Training
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and training in relevant area.
* Clinical educators qualification or to achieve in 12 months.
Experience
* Demonstrable post-graduate experience, in Older Peoples / Intermediate Care Services.
* Demonstrable experience of Evidence Based Practice and Risk Assessment.
* Experience of supervision of other staff.
* Experience of audit/research.
Special Knowledge/Skills
* Ability to demonstrate specialized clinical reasoning and treatment skills.
* Good level of clinical reasoning, handling and treatment skills.
* Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team, in isolation and on own initiative.
* Demonstrate an awareness of NHS/Clinical Governance issues.
* Demonstrate the ability to risk assess for own and others work area and caseloads.
Personal Attributes
* Demonstrate the ability to work under time constraints.
* A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
* Current HPC Registration.
Physical Attributes
* Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
* Occupational Health.
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.
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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