There are 1 WTE position (37.5 hours p/w) available. Applications for full and part time working will be considered.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people with frailty in our communities across Plymouth, the South Hams, and West Devon? Do you thrive in a dynamic and innovative healthcare environment? We have some very exciting opportunities to join our exciting Community Frailty Virtual Ward project. This project forms part of a wider plan to improve urgent and emergency healthcare delivery.
We are committed to revolutionising healthcare delivery for frail and elderly patients by launching a Community Frailty Virtual Ward. Our aim is to provide high-quality, patient-centred care in the comfort of their own homes, reducing hospital admissions and length of stay in hospital and enhancing overall well-being through enhanced care coordination.
Interviews will be held at the Beauchamp Centre, Mount Gould Hospital. If you are happy for this process to start prior to receiving the outcome of the interview, please bring with you:
1. Copies of any qualifications relevant to the role
2. Copies of training certificates (digital copies are acceptable)
3. 3 forms of identification, to include your Right to Work documentation and 2 proof of address (ideally a printed bank statement from a Current Account). This must also include at least one photographic identification document. This will allow us to start pre-employment checks without delay.
Main duties of the job
As Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist you will play a critical role in our new multidisciplinary team, covering one or more of the 6 new frailty virtual wards that we have planned for our locality. The post holder will work closely with consultants, pharmacists, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless, integrated care on the virtual ward, by providing specialist OT assessments and interventions for those admitted to the Frailty Virtual Ward.
Key Responsibilities
1. Work with the wider MDT to provide specialist OT assessments and interventions
2. To provide a specialist, high quality occupational therapy service within Frailty Virtual Wards.
3. To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment and education to individuals admitted to the Frailty Virtual ward who may have a range of conditions and presentations.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
* Protected CPD time for registered staff
* Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
* Leadership & mentoring programmes
* Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
* A Robust Preceptorship
* A bespoke induction programme
* Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment and education to individuals admitted to the Frailty Virtual ward who may have a range of conditions and presentations which could include neurological diagnosis and symptoms such as stroke.
2. To provide advice, signposting, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, patients, carers, relatives, or other non-professional contacts.
3. To be an integral member of the MDT providing education, training and dissemination of information to all healthcare professionals.
4. To be an autonomous practitioner, holding a caseload and working without direct supervision.
5. To continue own professional development in line with HCPC regulations.
6. Work as an outpatient and community-based practitioner undertaking an active role in planning, developing, coordinating, delivering and participating in the evaluation of Frailty Virtual Wards.
7. Carry out comprehensive specialist assessments for patients with neurological and stroke presentations, including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies, to identify their problems and needs and ensure that patient's holistic needs are considered.
8. Formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on specialist knowledge, evidence-based practice, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques.
9. To discuss and agree the assessment outcomes with patients and facilitate goal setting where appropriate.
10. Demonstrate ongoing evaluation of client progress using agreed outcome measures.
11. To work closely with the specialist multidisciplinary team contributing to individual patient care.
12. Provide advice to other professionals/agencies to meet patients holistic care needs.
13. Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team clinical practice.
14. Supervise, educate and assess performance of students and junior staff.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
* Responsibility for People Management
* Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources
* Responsibility for administration
* Responsibility for people who use our services
* Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments
* Other Responsibilities
* Communication and Relationships
* Physical Demands of the Job
* Risk Management
* Health and Safety at Work
* Infection Control
* Safeguarding Children and Adults
* Research
* Sustainability and Climate Change
The post holder will need to travel and attend to service users based across Plymouth and other geographical areas. Full and valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes is required. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act will be taken into account for the successful applicant.
Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please see Job Description and Personal Spec for more detailed description of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* HCPC Registration.
* Evidence of on-going education and professional development.
* Accredited Fieldwork Educator.
* Computer literate.
* Current valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle for business purposes.
* Recognised qualification in written and spoken English if this is not first language.
Desirable
* Relevant post graduate education.
* Basic Food Hygiene.
Experience
Essential
* Minimum of 2 years post graduate clinical experience, including a minimum of 6 months experience in stroke/neurology.
* Autonomous practitioner with experience of managing a caseload.
* Experience of supervision of junior staff and/or assistants.
* Working as member of an MDT with the ability to work flexibly.
* Experience of teaching.
* Evidence of CPD.
* Experience of working with staff from other agencies.
* Experience of audit projects.
Desirable
* Experience of teaching other professions.
* Community-based experience.
* Management/leadership experience.
* Experience of risk assessing patients in a rehabilitation/community setting.
* Knowledge of specialist wheelchair and seating systems.
* Orthotics/splinting.
Specific Skills
Essential
* Specialist skills in clinical assessment, intervention and evaluation.
* Demonstrate effective communication skills with a range of people in various situations.
* Excellent time management and organisational skills.
* Ability to be creative and transpose established treatment methods into a home rehab setting.
* Leadership qualities.
* Ability to work in a team effectively.
* Motivated.
* Compassionate.
* Empathetic.
* Reliable.
* Confidence in dealing with patients.
* Ability to work in stressful conditions.
Desirable
* Experience in applying research to practice.
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge and understanding of occupational therapy in rehabilitation.
* Experience and understanding of multi-disciplinary team working and individual roles.
* Application of OT process within designated clinical group.
* Understanding of OT outcome measures and multidisciplinary team working.
* Knowledge of NSFs professional and government agenda and clinical governance.
* Resilience.
* Ability to problem solve and create innovative solutions to help empower patients and carers.
* Demonstrates an empathy of people.
Desirable
* Wheelchair Accreditation.
Additional Requirements
Essential
* Ability to drive across Plymouth and the wider geographical area.
* Friendly and caring manner.
* Approachable.
* An appreciation of working with a wide age group of clients.
* Flexible approach.
Employer details
Employer name
Livewell Southwest
Address
200 Mount Gould Road
Mount Gould
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 7PY
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