Job Overview
This role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care by providing assessment, rehabilitation and supports to adults with stroke and diverse neurological conditions to regain or maximise independence in daily life. It focuses on enabling meaningful participation in personal care, domestic tasks, work, leisure, and community life, despite physical, cognitive, perceptual, or emotional impairments.
This covers the whole Borough of Redbridge.
Main Duties
* Providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment to patients in the community with Stroke and with a variety of complex neurological needs, taking into consideration the patient’s physical/cognitive/perceptual skills to identify the patient’s abilities and areas of difficulty.
* To assess the therapy needs of a defined patient group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment plans. This includes chronic, acute, palliative care, stroke and neurological conditions within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary.
* Achieving and maintaining quality care through the delivery of evidence‑based practice and adherence with national guidelines.
* Working as part of the multidisciplinary team across the Stroke and Neurology pathway, liaising and supporting our specialist nurses in the community as required.
* Ability to order equipment necessary as per assessment and rehab needs.
* Collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies.
* Support peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative, also supervise placement students.
* Liaise and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
* Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
* Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
Additional Responsibilities
* The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met.
* To comply with the service Key Performance Indicators.
* To work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards.
* The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.
* To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
* Provide a range of specialist Occupational therapy assessments of patients, including those with multiple pathologies and complex needs.
* Perform a comprehensive assessment of patients using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate a treatment plan based on clinical findings of their condition.
* Experience with use of various cognitive assessment tools and treatment.
* Experience assessment and rehabilitation of upper‑limb deficits as a result of specific neurological conditions.
* To be able to assess and develop exercise programmes to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions.
* Initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
* Organise and prioritise own caseload, while able to work flexibly to meet the needs of patients, relatives, carers and the service.
* Provide patients and relatives with information and education to promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
* Ensure practice is supported by research, evidence‑based practice, literature, and peer review.
Qualifications
* Registered Occupational Therapist.
* Must be able to commute throughout the London borough of Redbridge.
Benefits
* High Cost Area Supplement for Outer London (B & D, Redbridge, Havering, and Waltham Forest, CEME) – 15% of the basic salary, minimum £4,714 to £5,941 per annum pro rata for part time.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period unless they are currently part way through a probationary period or are a current bank member of staff.
Induction
New starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction over up to two weeks. Induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex and will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.
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