Job overview
We are looking to recruit a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Stroke Therapy Service.
The job focus will be to work as part of the occupational therapy team and wider MDT providing responsive and high-quality stroke rehabilitation across the pathway. You will be a HCPC registered therapist with sound knowledge and previous experience of specialist neurological assessment and treatment procedures for this client group/ or have a special interest in working in stroke rehab. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required together with good organisational and time management skills. Access to transport is essential as you will be required to travel between clinical sites as part of the role.
Main duties of the job
The Integrated Stroke Therapy Team is a SSNAP ‘A’ rated service which provides specialist stroke services to adults within the acute & rehabilitation setting at both Royal Blackburn Hospital and Pendle Community Hospital. While the East Lancashire Community Stroke Service provides rehabilitation to patients within a range of settings including outpatient departments, patients’ homes, and care home settings.
The integrated therapy team consists of a whole MDT team including Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychology, AHP Professor in Neurorehabilitation and Stroke along with Therapy Assistant Practitioners.
As a service we are actively involved in research developments and keen to encourage staff to participate in service improvement projects. We also have a robust training and supervision structure in place to support staff to clinically develop in this
specialist field. Both internal and external training opportunities are available to staff as part of your continued development.
Working for our organisation
The Integrated Stroke Therapy Team is a SSNAP ‘A’ rated service providing specialist stroke care for adults in both acute and rehabilitation settings at Royal Blackburn Hospital and Pendle Community Hospital. The East Lancashire Community Stroke Service complements this by offering rehabilitation across outpatient departments, patients’ homes, and care homes.
The team is fully multidisciplinary, comprising Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychologists, an AHP Professor in Neurorehabilitation and Stroke, and Therapy Assistant Practitioners.
We are actively engaged in research and encourage staff to participate in service improvement projects. A robust training and supervision framework supports clinical development within this specialist field, with a range of internal and external training opportunities available to foster continued professional growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Undertake a comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessment working towards a specialist level with patients, allocated to your caseload. This may involve the selection and application of standardised and non-standardised assessments addressing occupational performance.
Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical factors including physical, environmental, psychosocial, mental, spiritual, political and cultural aspects of the patient’s life, in order to identify occupational performance deficits, and provide specialist advice and intervention for the facilitation of optimum level of occupational functioning.
Formulate goals in partnership with the patient, clearly communicating your clinical reasoning, in order to justify your recommendations, and utilising most appropriate treatment/intervention for the patients’ needs.
Implement a variety of evidence based Occupational Therapy interventions to a specialist level according to the needs of the individual patient.
Evaluate and modify the treatment programme as appropriate.
Independently manage a varied and complex caseload on a day to day basis, organising your time effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities; ensuring good use of skills within the team by delegating and allocating work to junior staff as appropriate.
Advise, support, and educate patients, carers and other professionals in the self management of patient’s condition.
Initiate and organise case reviews involving multi disciplinary and multi agency staff. The post holder may be required to take the key worker role.
Develop, maintain and demonstrate specialist clinical skills related to clinical area, which are underpinned by theory, research and practical experience.
Assess for and provide standard and specialist assistance technology for patients in accordance with local criteria and pathways for provision.
Advise, instruct, and educate patients, carers and other professionals in the use of standard and specialist assistive technology, and environmental adaptation where appropriate.
Undertake risk assessments, and manage and document risk.
Work as an autonomous practitioner in a variety of settings (clinic, patient’s own home, school, care home, hospital, etc.) where there is a requirement to make decisions spontaneously.
Understand and demonstrate a working knowledge of national guidelines and legislation relating to Health and Social Care relevant to Occupational Therapy.
Record patient contact statistics.
Delegate, monitor, organise, and supervise the work of junior staff as appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Profession specific Degree/ Diploma
* Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
* Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
* Member of relevant professional body
Essential
Essential criteria
* Individual and group treatment skills
* Post grad clinical experience in a range of clinical settings
* Experience of undergraduate student and/or support staff supervision
* Ability to manage risk in relationship to patient care
* Ability to work effectively alone as well as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Use of a range of treatment methods relevant to stroke or neuro