This role would be ideal for an individual who is dynamic and enthusiastic with a passion for Acute and Emergency Medicine, and someone who will promote and educate on the importance of early intervention, risk management and safe discharge planning. The Therapy team at the Horton have a key role in managing frailty and the successful candidate will be involved in the assessment, intervention and discharge planning for this cohort of patients. As part of the multi‑disciplinary team, you will screen individuals across Acute and Emergency Medicine, commence holistic assessments using a frailty assessment tool and clinically reason a safe discharge or admittance plan with a focus on early intervention and a Home First pathway. You will join an already well respected team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants who work within Frailty, General Medicine and Trauma at the Horton.
Responsibilities
* To enact the professional and legal responsibilities for all aspects of the post-holders own clinical practice.
* To carry out comprehensive assessments for individuals attending the Emergency Department and on inpatient wards, including the use of frailty and risk assessment tools.
* To formulate and deliver comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation and discharge plans, based on clinical skills and evidence‑based practice.
* To evaluate patient progress on inpatient wards against agreed treatment goals and modify plans accordingly.
* To determine a patient's mental capacity to understand and to gain informed consent for treatment.
* To work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent and are deprived of their liberty.
* To maintain accurate written records using an electronic patient record system and maintain fidelity to professional standards.
* To determine and mitigate the risk of patient and staff harm using the agreed risk assessment frameworks and the Trust's manual handling policy.
* To demonstrate physical ability to carry out Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions, including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling.
* To represent Occupational Therapy and/or individual patients at multi‑disciplinary team meetings, ensuring coordinated care.
* To contribute to the provision of a seven‑day service.
* To be responsible for the competent use and maintenance of rehabilitation equipment and support others in its effective and safe use.
* To assist in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of junior staff and assistants.
* To undertake delegated tasks and roles from the team lead and be able to deputise on occasions.
* To effectively plan and organise own time, patient caseload, meetings, training and adjust plans as required according to staffing levels and unpredictable factors.
* To assist in the planning of junior staff, students and assistant timetables and deputise for senior staff in organisational duties.
* To organise and contribute to the team's training and education programme.
* To contribute to the education of multidisciplinary groups, patients, families and carers as appropriate.
* To be responsible for individual undergraduate student supervision and practice‑based learning.
* To adopt a proactive approach in learning from others within, and outside of the Occupational Therapy profession.
* To be responsible for continuing professional development and maintain a portfolio record to evidence this.
* To maintain contemporary knowledge to apply and maintain best practice in acute and general medicine and rehabilitation.
* To actively participate in the department's quality improvement and clinical audit programme through the completion of authorised projects.
* To implement and maintain evidence‑based practice through continuing professional development.
* To ensure good working knowledge and application of national and local clinical standards.
* To communicate recommendations and clinical reasoning in a timely and concise manner.
* To consistently deploy excellent communication and engagement skills, enabling effective working relationships with all members of the multi‑professional team.
* To effectively communicate with patients and their carers/family members, including the sensitive management of complex issues.
* To overcome barriers to effective communication, such as those caused by pathological impairment or language differences, by deploying effective mitigating strategies.
* To engage and build relationships with external agencies and providers to enhance patient care, continuity and outcomes.
* To motivate and positively influence others through effective verbal and non‑verbal communication skills.
* To write complex reports accurately describing patients' clinical status and management.
Qualifications
* Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy.
* HCPC registration.
* Experience in Acute and/or Emergency Medicine.
* Experience of MDT working.
* Experience of discharge planning, including liaison with a wide variety of health and social care providers.
* Evidence of participation in training, audits or quality improvement projects.
* Appropriate UK professional registration.
About the Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research, comprising four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with patients, colleagues and the wider community.
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