Your role will include assessing, planning and developing specialist occupational therapist programmes for patients with a wide variety of complex needs. You will be responsible for your own caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need, signposting appropriately and undertaking assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills. Your role will also include supervision of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensuring that Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care.
Responsibilities
* Assess, plan and develop specialist occupational therapist programmes for patients with complex needs.
* Manage your own caseload, prioritise referrals by clinical need, signpost appropriately and assess patients with complex/multi-pathology presentations using specialist clinical reasoning.
* Supervise junior staff and students; oversee patient intervention; ensure Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care.
* Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own and delegated work; work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
* Undertake holistic assessments (including those with complex presentations and multi-pathologies) using clinical reasoning; apply evidence-based practice to ensure effective and appropriate clinical care.
* Promote independence and, wherever possible, avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure patients receive appropriate care in the most suitable setting.
* Organise and manage your own time and delegate work appropriately.
* Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments, including promptly reporting any changes or newly identified risks.
* Demonstrate informed consent in all interventions with patients and carers.
* Maintain accurate, timely written records in line with Trust policy and HCPC guidance; report issues as appropriate.
Qualifications and requirements
* Enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist; capable of working autonomously within a Community Rehab team to provide high-quality care to patients.
* Based in the Cambridge East Villages Community Rehabilitation Team; role requires travel around the county to meet service needs.
* Hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle; public transport is not acceptable for meeting service needs.
* We may invite you to confirm that you meet the specified criteria in your application.
Location and team
The role is based at Sawston Medical Practice, London Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HU, and involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing rehabilitation to patients with physical disabilities in their home environment.
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