Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hardworking, motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Medicine for Older People Team.
The successful candidate will have excellent clinical skills within the field of medicine for older people, be able to communicate effectively and have good organisational and time management skills. The ability to work both individually and as a member of a team and to prioritise activity is a key requirement of this post. Previous experience within this area is essential.
The team provides a 7 day service to the inpatient service at Whiston hospital and an out-patient service on Allen Day Unit at St Helens hospital working with a broad range of medical and neurological conditions.
Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. We look for people who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to, but because they are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients.
Main duties of the job
* Deliver a high standard of evidence-based care.
* Be confident in their assessment and decision making.
* Play a key role in the discharge planning process; including making recommendations about individual rehabilitation needs and discharge/placement requirements.
* Have excellent skills in assessment and provision of equipment, including specialist manual handling equipment and formulating written care plans.
* Supervise therapy assistants; rotational Occupational Therapists and students on clinical placement within the specialty.
* The ability to work closely with Physiotherapists and undertake generic therapy assessments and treatments to a basic level.
* Have significant postgraduate experience as a junior therapist in a post with broad-based rotational opportunities, including previous experience of working with medical patients.
* Have the ability to work flexibly and adaptably to changing working patterns.
* Have a working knowledge of a broad range of conditions with proven clinical skills in this specialist area.
In return for your hard work and dedication we can offer a friendly and welcoming team and all the support and continuing professional development you will need to make a difference to patients and staff. We have an innovative service of AHP's with an excellent staff supervision system enabling our staff to be committed to developing both their service and themselves.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration
* Clinical Educators Certificate
* Post Grad accredited study e.g. MSc in relevant health studies
Knowledge & Experience
* Advanced clinical knowledge relevant to the care environment and evidence of evidence-based practice in relevant health setting
* Awareness of own strengths and limitations
* Knowledge of relevant national policies and guidance and relevant assessment tools
* Experience of line managing a team including setting objectives, conducting appraisals and effective delegation and co-ordination
* Evidence of effective working within an MDT
* Experience of Service development
* Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches
* Demonstrates continuous Professional Development
* Audit and research in a clinical area
Skills
* Demonstrates ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives
* Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
* Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings
* Accurate record keeping, report writing and IT skills including presentation skills
* Have a flexible approach to working with good time management
Other
* Ability to travel various hospital locations by own car/assisted driver
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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