CHD Rehabilitationservices are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Occupational Therapist for our Neurorehabilitation Centres, covering both Kingston Upon Thames and Bagshot.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist multidisciplinary team to develop your skills in neurorehabilitation. You will work alongside highly specialist physiotherapists, speech and language therapist, Clinical Psychologist, specialist nurses, a neurorehabilitation consultant and rehabilitation assistants.
At CHD we deliver comprehensive, neurological rehabilitation packages which include complex nursing care, intensive therapy packages, long term disability management and slow-stream rehabilitation. This is an opportunity to work with a diverse and complex caseload, which include individuals with prolonged disorders of consciousness, traumatic brain injury, acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury and progressive neurological conditions.
The post holder will deliver a wide range of assessment and interventions including complex postural management, ADL rehabilitation, upper limb rehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation, community reintegration and complex discharge planning.
You will have an opportunity to participate in regular in-service training, with access to specialist courses to meet your personal development plan. You will be supervised by an experienced Occupational Therapist and supported by the onsite multi-disciplinary team
Main duties of the job
* To develop and maintain Occupational Therapy (OT) services leading on planning, development and evaluation of OT services, ensuring a consistently high standard of assessment, treatment planning and documentation
* To assess and treat own caseload of people using our services and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.
* To manage a varied caseload of people using our services including supporting those with Acquired Brain Injury, complex long-term disability and general rehabilitation using evidence based, person centered principles to assess, clinically reason, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
* To provide knowledge, skills and advice to people using our services, and be a source of expertise for therapy staff, the care team, other members of the MDT and outside agencies.
* To support neuro-rehabilitation pre-admission assessments alongside the multidisciplinary team
* To identify, initiate and implement service development in line with local and national guidelines
* To work collaboratively with care and wellbeing staff to achieve rehabilitation using a holistic approach
* To be professionally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of people using our services
* To maintain your registration through compliance with registration requirements and follow HCPC code of conduct
About us
Established in 1984, CHD Living are proud to be an award-winning, family-owned and operated group of care home, rehabilitation & home care services in Surrey, Hampshire & South London. CHD Rehabilitation are established and NHS preferred providers for acquired brain injury and neurorehabilitation. We have a strong focus on facilitating the very best possible recovery of those in our care, combined with enabling patients to live as independently as possible in a stimulating and home-like environment. Kingston Rehab Centre is committed to providing the very highest level of rehabilitation through individually tailored and goal driven programmes.
Benefits of working at CHD Living
* Competitive rates of pay
* Study Leave Allowance
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Refer a friend scheme
Job responsibilities
Jobtitle: Senior Occupational Therapist
Location: Kingston Rehabilitation Centre / Bagshot Rehabilitation Centre
Responsibleto: Therapy Team Lead / Clinical Head of Rehabilitation Services
Occupational Therapist Role/Job Purpose
To develop and maintain Occupational Therapy (OT)services leading on planning, development and evaluation of OT services,ensuring a consistently high standard of assessment, treatment planningand documentation
To assess andtreat own caseload of people using our services and to maintain ownrecords as an autonomous practitioner.
To manage a varied caseload of people using ourservices including supporting those with Acquired Brain Injury, complex long-termdisability and general rehabilitation using evidence based, person centeredprinciples to assess, clinically reason, plan, implement and evaluateinterventions.
To provideknowledge, skills and advice to people using our services, and be a source ofexpertise for therapy staff, the care team, other members of the MDT andoutside agencies.
To support neuro-rehabilitationpre-admission assessments alongside the multidisciplinary team.
To identify,initiate and implement service development in line with local and nationalguidelines and ensuring any initiatives are maintained through regular review.
To workcollaboratively with care and wellbeing staff to achieve rehabilitation using aholistic approach
To be professionally responsible andaccountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of peopleusing our services.
To maintain your registration throughcompliance with registration requirements and follow HCPC code of conduct
OccupationalTherapist Main duties and key responsibilities :
Thefollowing are not intended to serveas an exhaustive list of all duties to be performed but is intended to providea summary of major duties and responsibilities.You may not be required to perform all duties listed and may instead berequired to perform additional, position-specific duties.
Communication / Relationship Skills
To communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team, peopleusing our services, where appropriate persons of importance to them and allother stakeholders involved in a persons care to maximise rehabilitationpotential and to ensure understanding of condition
To promote understanding of the aims of rehabilitation across the service andensure a co-ordinated team approach to care provision.
To demonstrate communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation andgaining informed consent from a wide variety of people using our services andto recognise and overcome barriers to effective communication
To provide advice, teaching, and instruction to people using our services, personsof importance to them and other professionals.
Clinical Reasoning &Clinical Skills
To undertake evidence-basedassessment of people wishing to use our services using investigative andanalytical skills.
To use appropriate evidence- based clinical reasoning to determine and justifyappropriate treatment plans and goals.
To support other members of the team to utilise and develop evidence- based clinicalreasoning skills to determine and carry out appropriate treatment plans andgoals
To be able to assess and identify appropriate equipment for use by staff andpeople using our services and to ensure safety of use and maintenance at alltimes
Torecognise own scope of practice and seek guidance or further training ifrequired
Toevaluate rehabilitation progress and to reassess, alter and adapt treatmentprogrammes if required.
Independentlyselect and apply OT assessments (standardised and non-standardised) for adesignated specialist case load, addressing occupational performance and skilldeficits, and enabling the patients in the areas of self maintenance,productivity, leisure and discharge planning
To provide neurorehabilitation, long term disability management and slow streamrehabilitation to those with acquired brain injury and other neurologicalconditions
To appropriately support person centered goals and outcome measures to facilitate,where appropriate, a safe and timely discharge into the community
Whenrequired to assess and provide OT intervention in a persons own home following lone worker guidelines
To provide comprehensive occupational therapy written reports relevant to thecaseload
Toutilise specialist clinical reasoning skills to inform therapy policies andguidelines
Leadership & TeamWork
To be responsible for supervision of therapyassistants at CHD Rehabilitation, carrying out regular supervision in line withlocal policy
To workcollaboratively with the therapy team, nursing and care team promoting an individualsindependence and delivering a team approach to rehabilitation
To be a role modelto all members of staff displaying excellent attitude to work and working in linewith all company policies and procedures
Todelegate clinical tasks, as appropriate, to rehabilitation assistants providingdetailed treatment plans to other non-qualified members of staff
Be an active participantof in-service training within the therapy team and when required lead training sessions
Toparticipate in annual appraisal, identifying objectives for service andpersonal development (in collaboration with senior/Lead OT)
Toparticipate in regular clinical and non-clinical supervision (in collaborationwith senior/Lead OT)
Toprovide supervision when required for OT students in introductory placements,and explain the role of the Occupational Therapist to departmental visitors andthose undertaking work experience placement
Health, safety and security
Tounderstand all emergency procedures.
Toparticipate in and attend all mandatory training and be familiar with localprocedures within speciality areas of work.
Beaware of Health and Safety aspects of your role and implement any policies whichmay be required to improve the safety of your work area (including the promptrecording and reporting of accidents)
Toensure that all equipment used is in safe working order and that action istaken where deficits or concerns are identified
To ensurethe compliance with all relevant policies, procedures and guidelines includingthose relating to Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality ofInformation and Data Security.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Improvement & Development
Tofollow CHD Rehabilitations guidelines for obtaining consent, and to workwithin a legal framework at all times.
To assist in the collectionof data as directed by the Clinical head of Rehabilitation Services.
To ensure thecontinual development and improvement of the OT services to meet the needs of peopleusing our services.
To use evidence-based practice, audits, and published research to inform practice.
To participate in audits/research projects and support the wider governance programme.
Quality
To maintain a high standard of clinical care for people using our services underyour management.
To maintain comprehensive and accurate patient records in line with legal,professional and departmental requirements.
To attend appropriate post-graduate courses and disseminate to the team asrequired
To adhere to the HCPC code of conduct and ensure compliance by rehabilitationassistants and other members of the therapy team
To be a member of the RCOT and remain up to date with current profession specificguidelines and current issues
Equality, diversity and rights
To support, promote, and develop a culture which supports equality & valuesdiversity.
To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of peopleusing our services and contribute to the provision of the service sensitive tothese needs
Responsibility for financial and other physical resources
To be responsible for all equipment used, and to adhere to guidelines on equipmentuse, including competence to use equipment.
Responsibilities for information resources
To use computerised record systems to access patient information and to recorddata accurately in line with the data protection act and guidelines.
To utilise computer systems to accurately provide regular reports regarding peopleusing our services for external health care providers
Other
To promote the rehabilitation services across a range of networks including health communities
To frequently deal with emotional and distressing situations and circumstances with patients and families to promote achievement of goals (e.g. Patients with terminal illness, patients with limited rehab potential, including occasional exposure to highly emotional circumstances such as the death of patient or patient needing resus)
Communicating complex and sensitive information relating to medical conditions and OT process, requiring skills of empathy and reassurance
To be able to complete required documentation and clinical work by deadlines agreed, which may be stressful at times
Person Specification
Experience
* Range of post graduate OT experience in a variety of relevant core specialties, or well-rounded student placement experience
* Experience at Band 5 level or equivalent within Neurorehabilitation
* Experience of working within an MDT
* Comprehensive experience of working as an OT with patients with complex conditions
* Experience of providing training other professional groups
* Experience of managing complex discharge planning and liaising with relevant professionals, individuals and their representatives
Knowledge and Skills
* High level specialist assessment, management & treatment skills
* Excellent clinical reasoning skills
* Excellent time management and organisational skills
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Qualifications
* Professional Qualification BSc/MSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Current HCPC registration
* Member of Royal College of OT
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.
Depending on experienceSalary Dependent on Experience FTE £44,000
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