Employer: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Derriford Hospital Emergency Department
Town: Plymouth
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Emergency Care
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
To perform specific therapeutic (clinical and non-clinical) assessment, treatment and discharge of an identified caseload of patients within Emergency Care, Medical Assessment, Short Stay Ward and Frailty Units as part of the wider Rapid Response Team.
The clinical caseload will be allocated and indirectly supervised by the relevant qualified and Health and Care Professions Council registered Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists within each area.
To conduct outreach visits with patients within their own home, conducting functional assessments, installing equipment and assessing for and providing guidance around minor adaptations.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties within an agreed protocol within the individual's scope of practice. To ensure competence is gained and retained in all areas in which you practice.
Main duties of the job
* Manage patients by assessing needs, developing treatment plans, and reviewing progress.
* Plan and prioritize therapy assessments and case monitoring within competencies, following guidelines.
* Conduct initial discussions, gather information from patients, carers, and IT systems; perform functional, cognitive, mobility, and stair assessments.
* Plan outreach visits, assess patients at home, and provide guidance on equipment, adaptations, and support services while ensuring personal safety.
* Provide equipment, training, and education to patients and families, liaising with carers and agencies for safe discharge or transfer of care.
* Manage own caseload in Emergency Care, assessing and mitigating risks within competencies.
* Screen Emergency Care patients to identify those suitable for further assessment by the Rapid Response Team.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner in Emergency Care has roles and responsibilities in areas including, but not limited to, Clinical, Skills and Knowledge, Organisational, Physical Effort, Mental Effort and working conditions. Please see full job description for full list of main responsibilities.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Previous employment / experience working within an OT service at band 3 or above.
* Completed Band 3 Therapy competencies with reflective practice and a portfolio to support this.
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development with reflective practice and a portfolio to support this.
* Experience of lone working.
* Experience of progressing patients function and discharging patients under guidance of a qualified AHP.
* Experience of working with patients with a variety of conditions and complex social situations/needs.
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
* An awareness of current NHS and Health issues.
* Knowledge and experience of OT treatment/rehabilitation for patients with trauma or acute illness.
* Knowledge and experience of working with physiotherapists.
* Evidence of knowledge and experience of working with patients within the emergency care setting.
* Evidence of the ability to identify risks when working in the emergency care environment or in the community setting.
* Experience and understanding of goal setting principles.
* Experience of Audit.
Qualifications
* Foundation Degree or equivalent or Minimum NVQ/diploma in healthcare or equivalent level 3.
* Attendance of professional courses applicable to the emergency care setting.
Aptitude and Abilities
* Legible and concise handwriting.
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
* Professional and patient-focused approach acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members.
* Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time, prioritise and plan timed activities.
* Computer literate.
* Evidence of personal leadership.
* Healthcare values-based education and training.
* Evidence of providing training to other colleagues/members of the MDTs.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Able to take instruction and direction and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
* Empathetic, calm and reassuring manner.
* Ability to recognise own limitations.
* Evidence of working practice in line with current University Hospitals Plymouth NHS trust values.
* Flexible.
* Self-motivated.
* Enthusiastic towards the post.
* Evidence of flexible approach.
* Committed to further study and learning.
Other Factors
* Ability to work flexibly over 7 days (Some shift work is included in the service rota. Candidate must be available to work these rotas and shifts).
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