Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
This post centres on the intervention of occupational therapy and physiotherapy but may include aspects of care relating to speech therapy, dietetics, and nursing. The post may also include general administrative and housekeeping tasks. There will be frequent use of computers to place information and data into relevant systems, including patient records.
Main duties of the job
1. Work within a competency-based framework to manage an allocated caseload of clients.
2. Gain baseline information from a variety of sources to enable comprehensive client assessment.
3. Work independently or jointly with qualified therapists (dependent on competencies gained and level of complexity), to fully assess client needs including physical, functional, social, and cognitive aspects.
4. Plan, review, and modify treatment directly in line with client goals and outcomes achieved per intervention.
5. Take responsibility for managing own caseload within required timescales, proactively accessing regular supervision and support to do so.
6. Ensure every contact counts and gain supervision for tasks which are beyond competencies completed.
7. Monitor and progress treatment format in line with clinical needs and client goals, ensuring the use of validated outcome measures with each individual.
8. Document interventions within Trust standards on System One.
9. Work closely with other members of the MDT in order to provide holistic person-centred care.
10. Audit response to treatment, develop and modify resources and ways of working in line with current research.
11. Actively engage in training, supervision, reflection, and annual reviews.
12. Be proactive in accessing support when needed, managing risks as they occur and being responsible for ensuring appropriate level of activity against individual Job Plan.
About us
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
Person Specification
* Level 5 FdSc appropriate subject
* Further qualifications in relevant clinical area
* Significant experience working with people in a multidisciplinary healthcare/Therapeutic environment.
* Experience presenting to groups.
* Evidence of Caseload Management
* Use of System One
* Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area
* Use of Own Car
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.
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