Senior Occupational Therapist:
Permanent | This role is Full-time working a total of 37.5 hours per week
Location: London
Competitive salary based on experience.
Our well established client are looking for Senior Occupational Therapist to join their team on a permanent basis.
Main duties:
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities in line with the standards of the Hospital, Department, and the professional codes of conduct of the relevant professional body and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
To have overall accountability for the planning and management of own specialised caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and use of time.
Use specialist knowledge of the clinical area to undertake therapy assessments which include an evaluation of the impact of patients diagnoses and stage of disease on their ability to function and maintain quality of life and to make clinical decisions on the most appropriate form of therapy intervention, both short and long term.
To provide therapeutic advice to patients, carers and clinicians using evidence based practice, or in the absence of a robust evidence base, advanced clinical judgement acquired through professional expertise.
To use advanced communication and behaviour change skills to facilitate therapy interventions in situations where sensitive information needs to be discussed.
To continuously assess, evaluate and review objectives and desired outcomes in collaboration with the patient, any carers and multidisciplinary team.
To make recommendations to colleagues and members of the MDT, based on theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the ongoing management of patients.
To play an active role in discharge planning of patients in the MDT.
To produce up to date, clear evidence based resources for patients.
To be competent in the use of relevant equipment. This may include training of other healthcare professionals in its correct use.
To provide specialist advice to the MDT in a range of forums for example ward rounds, MDT meetings and family meetings.
To ensure that patients have consented to assessment and therapeutic interventions in line with hospital policy and professional codes of conduct.
Maintain patient documentation, records and accurate statistical information to reflect the care provided and to meet professional and hospital standards as well as local and national guidelines.
To maintain accurate, comprehensive professional case notes for all direct and indirect patient contact.
To demonstrate flexibility in communication and interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to communication e.g. language and cultural barriers, loss of hearing/sight, distressing information, hostile/emotive situations, altered perception and cognition etc.
To liaise with and provide feedback to referrers to the service by letter and /or verbal communication.
To communicate complex patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working within the MDT including those external to the hospital.Qualifications and skills:
BSc (hons) degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy or diploma or equivalent
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for Occupational Therapy
Evidence of post graduate professional development
Evidence of study or intending to study at Masters level is desirable
Member of specialist interest group is desirable
Evidence of additional specialist knowledge acquired through relevant post-graduate training
Experience of working with an array of patients in the inpatient occupational therapy setting
Experience of working in the outpatient occupational therapy setting
Experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of complex patients is desirable
Knowledge and experience of audit and research is desirable
Experience of multidisciplinary team working is desirableTo apply for the role, please send across your updated CV to (url removed) or contact Aurene on .
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