Highly Specialists Occupational Therapist
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Responsibilities
* Lead as a team leader working with the Principal Occupational Therapist in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the Occupational Therapy Service provided to patients with complex neurological disorders.
* Carry out advanced assessment, treatment, and management of patients with complex neurological disorders and contribute to the MDT assessment determining appropriateness for admission and/or provision of recommendations to referrer.
* Work as part of an inter-disciplinary team planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
* Jointly deputise in the absence of the Principal Occupational Therapist to coordinate day-to-day planning and represent the department at relevant meetings both in and outside the Trust.
* Lead audits and participate in research activities on the RHRU, which acts as a national focus for research and training.
* Responsible for training/education and supervision of junior staff members, including participation in organising and teaching on courses taking place as part of the RHRU remit.
* Carries a complex neuro caseload, with responsibility for key working up to 2 patients as per service needs require.
* Condition management.
* Delivery of clinically sound, evidence-based treatment approaches including:
* Treatment and rehabilitation of neurological Upper Limb – spasticity, splinting, Arm Programmes, Arm Group;
* PDOC assessment and management, including complex postural management;
* Cognitive assessment and rehabilitation;
* Involved, and sometimes as a key worker, take the lead in complex discharge planning, including practical arrangements and meeting administrative deadlines;
* Family support/education;
* Occupation-focused goal setting, conceptualisation and formulation.
Service improvement / Research
* Take active role to contribute to the research base for the profession and OT department on the RHRU.
* Lead service improvement projects as agreed with clinical lead.
* Support Band 6s in planning, evaluation and audit of practice and clinical pathways.
* Participate in unidisciplinary and multidisciplinary internal and external teaching and training.
* Attendance at annual conferences and external courses.
Management/Supervision
* Undertake the supervision and appraisal of 2 x Specialist Occupational Therapists.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run Major Acute Services at:
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country, with a full range of services including a hyper-acute stroke unit and one of the UK’s three hyper-acute rehabilitation units.
* St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and Meadow House Hospice.
* Central Middlesex Hospital: planned care site with surgical and outpatient services and an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, recognised for training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
How to apply
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alison Knight
Job title: Principal Occupational Therapist
Email: alisonknight1@nhs.net
Telephone: 020 8869 3346
Please feel free to contact Alison Knight, Principal Occupational Therapist to discuss the post in more detail or visit the unit.
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