The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapy progression post within the Community Response and Rehabilitation Team. The aim would be for the Band 5 to progress to a Band 6 within 12 months of completing the competency of the post.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join a well-established Multidisciplinary Team who provide a service to clients living in the community within Newcastle upon Tyne.
The OT will work within client's own homes with a very varied client group, the majority of whom are older people. The OT will be required to provide a comprehensive service with a primary focus on home-based assessment, intervention, rehabilitation, risk management, carer advice & support, moving and handling, health promotion/ illness prevention for people referred to the team. The main aim is to maintain people in their own home with the maximum possible quality of life and prevent hospital admissions.
You will require a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC Registration, and evidence of a range of OT practice in varying clinical settings, one of which would preferably be community-based working with older people.
* Interview Date: 09 January 2025
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Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
* Be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality Occupational Therapy Assessments and Interventions.
* Be offered a wide range of training opportunities including: preceptorship, functional assessments, and moving and handling training.
* Have access to regular clinical supervision sessions to support your practice.
* Have experience in using electronic records and be able to work independently.
Job responsibilities
You must be able to work independently and have effective time management and organisational skills. A car driver with a current British driving licence is essential.
You will initially be appointed as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist. However, you will progress to a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist when you:
* Demonstrate competencies in the management of complex patients by presenting case study(ies).
* Demonstrate the ability to work as a valued member of the MDT by presenting appropriate witness statements.
* Demonstrate the ability to manage difficult conversations using live supervision.
* Participate in a quality improvement project within CRRT.
* Demonstrate safe lone working by understanding the use of lone worker devices and ability to use lone work policy and procedures.
* Demonstrate autonomy in clinical decision-making through regular supervision sessions with Band 6/Band 7 supervisors and live supervision sessions.
* Participate in CRRT weekend and late shift rotas and triage by shadowing Band 6 OTs.
It is expected that this will be completed after a minimum of twelve months. Progression will not occur until all requirements have been confirmed to Human Resources by your line manager.
Band 5 Responsibilities:
* Work as an Occupational Therapist within the Community Response and Rehabilitation Team.
* Respond to referrals within an appropriate time scale to prevent hospital admission and maintain the individual at home.
* Manage a caseload of cases as part of a team and ensure active links with interfacing agencies and delegate work to support staff where applicable.
* Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Consolidate and build on graduate skills and academic knowledge, providing broad practical experience of a range of patients and conditions within the community setting.
* Maintain clinical records.
* Be responsible for own continued professional development.
Band 6 Responsibilities:
* Provide a high standard of occupational therapy care to complex and highly complex patients within a specialist area evidencing high-level problem-solving, reasoning skills, and independence of judgement.
* Act as the clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within the area of practice, providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Awareness of current best practice in OT.
* Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
* Awareness of effective MDT working.
* Basic knowledge of principles of Clinical Governance including COT Standards.
* Awareness of current best practice related to Older People.
* Awareness of Mental Health Capacity Act.
* Basic tools awareness re-evaluating the client experience.
* Working knowledge of safeguarding issues/policy.
Skills
* Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups.
* Effective written and oral communication skills.
* IT Skills.
* Good personal organisation skills.
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
* Moving and Handling training/experience.
* Current UK Driving License and access to a car for work purposes.
* Working with and delegation to support staff.
Experience
* Application of the OT process.
* Broad range of student placements including older people and community working.
* Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.
* Documented evidence of CPD.
* Broad range of assessments and interventions.
* Lone working in the community.
* Standardised outcome measures use.
* Supervision of Support Staff.
* Access to car for work purpose.
* Postgraduate job as a Band 5 in the NHS.
Qualifications
* Diploma/BSc (Hons) OT.
* HCPC Registration.
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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