We are looking for a talented and dynamic occupational therapist for this newly created post in our Falls Prevention and Bone Health Service.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including physiotherapy, dietetics and nursing, with patients and their carers to offer a multi factorial falls risk assessment followed by a range of multi-disciplinary interventions. You will also work closely with colleagues in the acute Falls / Frailty clinic, the local authority home safety service and voluntary sector services. We are seeking someone with a passion for Occupational Therapy along with the skills to work collaboratively and creatively as part of the multidisciplinary team.
The service is delivered through multiple site clinics and home visits. The post holder will work flexibly and be mobile across the Hounslow Borough.
Main duties of the job
Provide multifactorial falls risk assessments and comprehensive fracture risk assessments and bone health management for clients who are at risk of, or worried about falling.
Independently manage a caseload without direct supervision and to be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of clinical risk.
Apply knowledge and skills in the assessment of occupational performance in order to formulate preventative intervention and promote self management for people at risk of falling.
Deliver group and individual interventions, working as part of the multidisciplinary team to prevent falls
Comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Core Standards of Practice and Health Professionals Council Standards of Performance Conduct and ethics of all other relevant national and local policies and procedures.
About us
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It's simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* Current registration with the HCPC
Experience
Essential
* Relevant student or post graduate practical experience including experience working with older adults
* Use of functional assessment and activity analysis to formulate accurate and clear clinical reasoning informing goals and treatment plans
Desirable
* Experience of working in/ applying a preventative approach
Skills and Abilities
Essential
* Demonstrate clinical reasoning that accurately reflects the person's needs, occupational performance and environmental factors
* Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.
* IT literate with ability to use technology and digital solutions with patients and in the operation of the service
* Ability to adapt functional assessment based on patient needs and apply activity analysis as part of assessment
Desirable
* Group work skills
Personal attributes
Essential
* Mature, professional, confident and efficient in dealing with people at all levels, with ability to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity and tact.
* Ability to identify own learning needs and use critical reflection and feedback to develop own practice
* Ability and willingness to travel by own means throughout the borough to manage an agreed schedule of community appointments
Employer details
Employer name
Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust
Address
Across a number of community sites in borough of Hounslow
Hounslow
TW3 3EL
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