Cornwall Hospice is looking for a skilled,enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to be based at ourhospice in St Austell. You will need to remain flexible to work between the StAustell and Hayle inpatient hospices with the possibility of outreaching tocommunity settings and the home environment.The candidate will haveexperience in holding their own caseload and have had worked within a wardenvironment including working with the multi-disciplinary team. The candidateshould also have previous experience in oncology/haematology, or palliative care,however experience working within rehabilitation, management of long-termconditions and symptom control would also be desirable. A degree or diploma in OccupationalTherapy along with HCPC registration is also essential.This post offers theopportunity to work with a highly specialist multi-disciplinary team providingcare and support for people with a wide range of palliative conditions andother life limiting illnesses. Your hourscan be flexible to accommodate a balance between work and personal life
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standardof Occupational Therapy service performing a specialist assessment of patients,including those with highly complex presentations and using evidence based,patient-centred principles and develop a treatment plan which is carried out asan autonomous practitioner.
To develop highly specialist knowledge in palliative careand in the rehabilitation of individuals living with a palliativecondition or lifelimiting conditions.
To act as an expert resource and provide advice, educationand support to other health care professionals within themultidisciplinary team as appropriate.
To attend multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure there isan integrated approach that benefits patients overall care and dischargeplans.
To liaise with other healthcare professionals providingtherapy services internally and across other services in Cornwall.
To promote the key values of specialist palliative care andliaise with patients, families and carers
To demonstrate and promote thevalues of Cornwall Hospice - Compassion, Togetherness, and Integrity.
About us
Working for us
Our employees and volunteers are essential to the care we provide. In return, for joining a team of people having such a positive impact on others, we provide:
* A chance to make a real difference
* Supportive working environment
* Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
* Generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days including bank holidays (pro-rata), which increases with service and the option to buy or sell leave.
* Contributory pension scheme
* Life Assurance
* Non-contributory medical cash plan, with the option to include your family members
* Employee Assistance Programme
* EarlyPay Scheme
Job responsibilities
Tobe professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work,including management of patients in your care.To hold responsibility for own caseload and work as an autonomouspractitioner.
To undertake acomprehensive specialist assessment of palliative care patients including thosewith diverse or highly complex presentations/multi pathologies to determineappropriate treatment and goal setting of palliative care patients.
To use advancedclinical reasoning skills using specialist knowledge underpinned by theoryand/or practical experience and advanced expertise.
Formulate and deliveran individual programme based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice andtreatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge oftreatment to recommend the best course of intervention for that particularepisode of care.
To evaluate patientprogress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.
To assess patientunderstanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have thecapacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity toconsent to treatment.
To provide and receivehighly complex or sensitive information where there are significant barriers toacceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonaland communication skills.
To communicate complexinformation to patients/carers/relatives and other health and social carecolleagues.
To deal withdistressed carers and family who may have high levels of anxiety, be angry orconfused.
To analyse clinicaland social information from a range of sources and integrate into OccupationalTherapy assessment and development of care/treatment plan.
To use a range ofverbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively withpatients and carers to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients and carers who mayhave difficulties in understanding or communicating, or who may be unable toaccept their diagnosis.
Tobe able to motivate and persuade patients with a range of highly complexconditions/disabilities to work with treatment/management programmes and worktowards agreed goals.
To manage clinicalrisk within own patient caseload.
To work within thestandards and guidelines of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), CornwallHospice, British Association and of Occupational Therapists (BAOT), The RoyalCollege of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), the Health and Care ProfessionsCouncil (HCPC), and to have a good working knowledge of national and localstandards and care pathways and monitor own and others quality of practice asappropriate.
To be responsible formaintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line withBAOT and Cornwall Hospice record keeping standards of practice.
To represent the Occupational Therapy service and/orindividual patients at multidisciplinary team meetings, to ensure the deliveryof a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service and integrate occupational therapytreatments into the treatment programme.
To work in a varietyof settings including wards, patients homes and clinics as required andtransport self and equipment to visit patients and attend meetings.
Workwith patients, carers, other professionals and agencies to meet identifiedneeds.
Provideteaching and guidance to both patients and carers as required.
Ensurethat referrals are dealt with in a timely manner, taking into considerationclinical priorities in case management.
Manuallyhandle equipment (wheelchairs, health care equipment) and furniture frequently,following ergonomic risk assessment as per statutory training and service riskassessment. Treatments may necessitate working in restricted positions orlimited space.
Movingand handling of patients in relation to assessment, treatment andrehabilitation.
Professional:
To be responsible formaintaining own competency to practice through Continuous Professionaldevelopment (CPD) activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personaldevelopment.
To participate in thestaff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying withyour agreed personal development programmes to meet set learning andcompetencies.
To demonstrate a soundunderstanding of clinical governance, including ability to audit own and teamspractice.
To be an active memberof the in-service training programme by attendance at and participation inin-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions,external courses. Be actively involvedin the professional clinical groups, and other professional activities.
Promote awareness ofthe therapy role within the multidisciplinary team, including providingdelivering of teaching and education and negotiating priorities whereappropriate.
To undertake asdirected the collection of date for use in service audit and research projects.
To participate in thesupervision, education and assessing performance of students on placement at CornwallHospice including medical, nursing and allied health professional students.
To continually monitorthe service and assist in developing policy together with line manager insupporting the development and progression of Occupational Therapy practice andthe service provided by Cornwall Hospice.
General
This job description is intended to provide an outline of the duties andresponsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive and may be amendedperiodically as necessary. The postholder may be asked to undertake other duties within the general level andscope of the post and to work at other sites within the organisation as needarises.
Ensure strict confidentiality, following the Caldicot principles andmeeting clinical governance standards.
Maintain awarenessand compliance with Cornwall Hospice policies and procedures as detailed in theStaff Handbook and Health and Safety Policy and procedures reporting anymaintenance or safety issues immediately to the appropriate manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* To work within the standards and guidelines of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Cornwall Hospice, British Association and of Occupational Therapists (BAOT), The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and care pathways and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.
* An exciting opportunity is available to join the team, Cornwall Hospice is looking for a skilled, enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to be based at our hospice in St Austell. You will need to remain flexible to work between the St Austell and Hayle inpatient hospices with the possibility of outreaching to community settings and the home environment.
* You will use specialist skills to provide a holistic palliative Occupational Therapy service. The emphasis being on Function, frequently compromised by symptoms including breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and pain; Rehabilitation and Enablement, empowering patients to have maximum choice and control over their own lives; Person Centred Goal Setting, identifying and addressing patients priorities and maintaining quality of life and independence within the specialist palliative care setting.
* The candidate will have experience in holding their own caseload and have had worked within a ward environment including working with the multi-disciplinary team. The candidate should also have previous experience in oncology/haematology, or palliative care, however experience working within rehabilitation, management of long-term conditions and symptom control would also be desirable. A degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy along with HCPC registration is also essential.
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.
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