Are you an innovative and dynamic Occupational Therapist who thrives in an environment where you can make a real difference, and who has a special interest in community equipment?
If so, we may have the exact opportunity you are looking for.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to work alongside the Business Manager and leadership team in our community equipment service, to support the delivery of a safe, effective, and high-quality service. We want you to provide expert clinical advice and practical support to other therapists, to inform service delivery and ensure best value and efficient use of resources. We want you to bring your unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge to our service to help drive quality improvement, training, and learning throughout the Community Equipment Service workforce and to partners in the wider prescribing community in respect of community equipment.
Main duties of the job
Work alongside the Business Manager and leadership team in Sunderland Care and Support to deliver an effective, safe, high-quality Community Equipment Service.
Provide expert clinical advice and practical support to inform service delivery and ensure best value and efficient use of resources.
About us
Sunderland is a fantastic, forward-looking, ambitious city undergoing significant transformation and economic regeneration. From the seafront and the city centre, to building locations of national strategic significance, we are creating the very best conditions for our 280,000 residents who live here and those who come to the city to work.
We provide a huge variety of services across the city, currently employing approximately 2,500 people in many roles ranging from gardeners to building maintenance technicians, ICT experts to social workers, and many more. At all levels, we work together to achieve real change across the city. Sunderland is one of the few cities in the UK situated on the coast, benefiting from easy access to the countryside, a short drive from two international airports, direct rail access to London, and less than a twenty-minute drive from Durham and Newcastle. We have a growing cultural scene, including Sunderland Empire Theatre, the Fire Station live music venue, the National Glass Centre, Sunderland Museum, Winter Gardens, and Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art. Sunderland is a great place to work, where you'll discover a place and people that will make you feel at home.
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be responsible for equipment used as part of their therapy role as well as I.T. equipment.
The postholder will be responsible for developing skills and knowledge relating to equipment for Equipment Officers.
Main purpose of job
Work alongside the Business Manager and leadership team in Sunderland Care and Support to deliver an effective, safe, high-quality Community Equipment Service.
Provide expert clinical advice and practical support to inform service delivery and ensure best value and efficient use of resources.
Key responsibilities
Provide clinical input to the selection of equipment and underpinning governance frameworks for the service.
Provide training across the Community Equipment Service workforce and wider prescribing community in respect of community equipment.
Support the delivery of a range of audit processes to ensure best practice in service delivery.
Key tasks
Assist the Business Manager in the selection of equipment provided by the service, actively engaging in procurement processes and contract management arrangements.
Ensure the Business Manager/Service Managers are kept aware of trends, quality, and availability of equipment.
Analyze data and support the production of reports that evidence activity and performance in the service.
Promote co-production and engagement with prescribers and other key partners in the delivery of the service, including responsibility for delivering a regular consultation forum for prescribers.
Offer professional clinical advice to colleagues within the service.
Support the review of policy and procedures relating to service provision.
Provide expert advice on cases for other therapists, including the provision of new, re-issue, and bespoke assistive equipment, complex manual handling equipment, and adaptations.
Deliver training and development programs for Equipment Officers and other key roles within the service.
Arrange training and development opportunities for the prescribing community.
Contribute to projects on behalf of the Business Manager/Principal Occupational Therapist.
Support service developments and promote the Community Equipment Service.
Deliver a program of audit activity regarding prescribing to assure service quality.
Engage in the investigation and review of incidents and accidents involving community equipment, following up with actions to ensure patient and customer safety.
Maintain own Continuous Professional Development through various learning methods.
Participate in supervision and appraisal with line manager.
Provide supervisory roles as required to identified individuals at the discretion of the Business Manager/Principal Occupational Therapist.
Maintain individual professional registration with the Health & Care Professions Council.
Other duties/specific policies (e.g., DBS)
The post holder must carry out duties respecting the Council's policies on Equal Opportunities, Conduct, Health & Safety, Data Protection, and GDPR. The post is subject to a DBS check.
Salary: £46,731 to £50,788 per year plus essential car user allowance where applicable.
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