Detailed job description and responsibilities Professional Practice+ To undertake all aspects of practice as an autonomous practitioner including professional and legal accountability for own work To work as part of the wider MDT within the locality to ensure seamless care for patients, liaising with various multi professionals, clients and carers, in situations which can involve highly complex, sensitive and occasionally contentious information using well developed communication skills To liaise with the appropriate Professional Lead for professional supervision To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practise through CPD activities, maintaining a portfolio which reflects personal development To be responsible for the identification and facilitation of the specific abilities and interests of team members, through performance review and personal development plans To be responsible for the maintenance of professional status in line with HCPC/NMC recommendations To work with other professional leads and the Community Services Manager to support the Care Groups wider multi-disciplinary team and to ensure that Professional standards are met across the service To comply with national and local policies and procedures, also to be involved in reviewing, updating and implementing as appropriate. To assist with Clinical Governance and its implications for services, including completion of datix, experience of quality issues and audit Be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, participation in and contribution to training/teaching sessions, tutorials, individual teaching sessions, external courses, peer review and undertaking reflective practice To support, supervise, educate, and assess the performance of Registered Professionals, Skilled Non-Registered staff and students ensuring the standard of practice and teaching meeting local and university degree level standard To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and appraiser and be responsible for complying with agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies Work with other team members to help prioritise work and assist in reducing the waiting list, balancing other patient related and professional demands e.g. case conferences, meetings, training and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the Coastal Integrated Health and Wellbeing Team as a whole Clinical To perform advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, psychological, cognitive, behavioural and social conditions. To use advanced questioning and communication, manual assessment techniques and clinical reasoning skills to provide a diagnosis and prognosis enabling the delivery of an individualised treatment programme. This includes the appropriate selection of referrals for inclusion in a range of treatment and management options, including the provision of specialist equipment, manual therapy techniques, therapeutic handling and specialist exercise training Will provide support to complex specialist caseload. Supervision takes the form of regular 1:1 supervision and a yearly appraisal with line manager and head of Profession. Clinical work is routinely evaluated via audit and peer review. Access to advice and support from peers and clinical specialists in other specialities is available. Some aspects of work will involve delivery of the care as part of a multidisciplinary team. Undertakes evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. Makes recommendations to clinical/professional lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols, and participate in working parties and subgroups developing policy changes and clinical pathways within older adult and Intermediate care, and community therapy services The post-holder will be required to work flexibly to ensure a consistent and robust service; this includes seven day working, involving weekend and bank holiday working, or working in other localities as necessary to meet the needs of the service To show leadership in the identification and implementation of specific evidenced-based audit and research projects to further services and multi-professional team clinical practice To participate in the development and implementation of policies appropriate to Intermediate Care and community therapy within the Care Group. To ensure compliance with organisational and departmental policies and procedures To promote the use of tools to ensure a process of continuous quality improvement (e.g. Datix) To have knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards, safeguarding adults and support their application within practice Leadership To provide operational leadership for Intermediate care and community therapy in Coastal Locality Working with Physiotherapy lead to provide robust oversight of daily operation challenges and support to staff including decision making and escalation of issues to community services manager as required To lead the Intermediate Care team in the daily meeting when required, ensuring that targets relating to length of stay and team input are met as well as quality standards and efficient use of resources Provide strong professional leadership and operational management when required for registered professionals and other staff across the locality To support proportionate positive risk taking to maximise independence. Operations and Finance To assist the Team Lead with recruitment and selection, induction, personal development reviews, sickness management, and disciplinary actions as required Participation of delivery financial responsibility by demonstrating prudent decision making related to any authorised spends and use of resources Support in delivery of cost saving plans as required by providing relevant information and professional view to enable safe but cost effective service delivery Share in participation of local Social Care funding discussions as required To participate in the implementation of local IT processes to allow for effective data collection, in line with local and national guidelines To participate in the development and implementation of both clinical and managerial policies and protocols for the Care Group To follow guidance set by the Trust in relation to decision making about Intermediate Care funded care To chair a regular locality based intermediate care and Community Therapy meeting alongside the Physiotherapy Lead to ensure that the staff are kept updated on service developments Professional Practice and Leadership To be aware of and work within national professional standards as set by The Royal College of Occupational Therapists To provide proactive clinical leadership to Intermediate Care colleagues in the field To be a reflective practitioner Communication and Leadership To be able to effectively communicate at all levels in the organisation to a variety of health and social care professionals, service users and carers in order that the best outcomes for patients and their Carers are achieved Assess patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and jointly agreed goals. To have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment Communication will include imparting comprehensive information on a daily basis relating to diagnosis, prognosis, physical and functional recovery and lifestyle adjustments to patients and their relatives/carers Regular use of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to discuss complex information about underlying influences, diagnosis, prognosis, progression of rehabilitation and treatment programmes with patient and carer. This will include patients who have difficulties relating to complex emotional, psychological as well as physical conditions relating to the present complaint. This client group includes those that have difficulties in understanding or communicating. Communication will involve using skills in motivating, negotiating, coaching, counselling, training, empathising, and reassuring To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal, departmental and professional standards of practice. To communicate assessment and treatment outcomes to appropriate disciplines/practitioners in the form of reports, letters or verbally To be responsible for accurate and timely data/clinical record input into the Trust data collection system (currently Systmone) for patient registration, contact information, assessment, treatment and discharge To share advice with line manager, head of service relating to service planning, changes of clinical practice and complaints Understand the Safeguarding Adults process and act within the guidance of Trust policy Act at all times in a manner which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity and confidentiality Provide high quality written reports and any other written documentation when necessary Understand the Mental Capacity Acts implications and initiate assessment of mental capacity when appropriate