We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Occupational therapist to work in a friendly and well-led community health and social care team.
We are developing the Integrated Care Model and therefore have close, co-located working relationship with our Social Care colleagues.
* The roles include holistic assessment and treatment of people in their own homes.
* The opportunity to work in an autonomous way in the community.
* To work with people with long term conditions, palliative conditions and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
* To work with all health care professionals, and our wider multidisciplinary team to provide an integrated service to all people who use our service.
* To be committed to providing a high standard of care and quality at all times.
As well as the essential person specifications as on the job descriptions, you will need to have good communication skills, initiative, and have a flexible approach.
In return the role can give you:
* The opportunity to be part of Integrated Care delivery.
* Being part of a supportive team
* The opportunity to get to know the people on your caseload.
* Active support with your CPD including a programme of in-service training and supervision and other development opportunities which will help build a highly skilled and competent Band 6 therapist.
* Possible lease car
* NHS terms and conditions
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, residential care homes, and in clinics, by performing holistic assessment and delivery of therapy interventions.
* Formulation of individual specialist management/treatment plan for each client using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of highly specialised physical, sensory and cognitive treatment skills following analysis of information received from client, carers and referrer and any other professionals involved in the clients\' care as necessary.
* Support junior staff to manage their caseloads using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan and implement, specialised programmes of care and evaluate their interventions.
* Work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital or prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
* Work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
* Assist the Team manager and Clinical Specialist OT to develop therapy services within the team.
* Identify training needs of self and junior staff through the appraisal process.
* Participate and support the Practice Placement Education of professional, NVQ and work experience students.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children\'s ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for more detail in the documents attached
Key tasks:
Communication
* To establish, maintain and participate in robust multi-disciplinary communication networks, for self and team, with clients, carers and other health workers and agencies involved in client care.
* To promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy within the team, in relation to all aspects of patient care, negotiating priorities where appropriate, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan using high level of presentation and training skills.
* To promote the role of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services within the Mildenhall INT, in relation to all aspects of client care, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan.
* To participate in and maintain robust professional communication systems within own and other professional teams.
* To ensure junior Occupational Therapy team members maintain robust communication systems within their own profession and with other professionals.
* To contribute to relevant meetings with WSFT/ INTs. To provide highly complex information to the clients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills.
* To ensure any verbal complaints are dealt with in a sensitive, effective and timely way in accordance with local and Trust complaints procedure.
* To ensure that self and junior members of the team maintain up-to-date written and electronic data, where applicable, in accordance with professional and WSFT / INTs standards and in compliance with Confidentiality of Information policy.
* To ensure self and all members of the team provide therapy reports relevant to the clients situations
Personal and People Development
* To identify the training needs of self and junior staff through the service appraisal process to inform personal and team development plans.
* To contribute to a robust induction process for all new staff in the multi-disciplinary services and all students on placement.
* To participate and support the Practice Placement Education of professional, NVQ and work experience students.
* To act as specialist witness for NVQ candidates.
* To plan, contribute and participate in robust in-service training programmes for the staff.
* To apply highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in order to demonstrate professional competence and fitness to practice in multi-disciplinary services.
* To demonstrate ongoing personal development of self and junior staff through participation in internal and external training and development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.
* Develop self and others through regular one to ones and supervision.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
* Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy
* Health Professions Council Registration
* Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development
* Membership of an appropriate professional body
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience of the supervision of staff and students
* Current professional student practice placement educator training and associated skills.
* To demonstrate a knowledge of Health & Safety legislation for self and others
* Current knowledge and skills of moving and handling dependent adults and older people
* An in depth knowledge and understanding of the NHS Plan and NSF\'s relating to own and associated services and the implications for service provision. High level of skill in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
* High level of ability to work under pressure and set priorities to achieve service objectives.
* Evidence of skill relevant to the rehabilitation of adults with physical disabilities gained through theory and practical course and experience.
* A clear understanding of, and commitment to clinical governance, health and safety and risk assessment
* A knowledge of primary and community services
* Experience of participating in research and audit.
* To be innovate and creative in the pursuit of efficient and effective client-centred services.
* A specialist knowledge and application of current best practice in the rehabilitation of adults with physical disabilities.
* Experience of working with adults with complex physical, sensory and cognitive disabilities.
* Experience of working with a range of primary and community services including Health, Social Care Services and the independent Sector.
* Proven post registration experience within a multi-disciplinary service
* Leadership experience in a Health/Social care setting.
* To have commitment to the delivery of an equitable client-centred service.
* Membership of a special interest group relevant to the role.
Skills & Abilities
* High level of communication Skills
* A high level of ability to reflect on and critically appraise own practice and performance
* Standard computer skills including use of Microsoft and e mail.
* High level of presentation and training skills.
* Effective leadership skills
Personal Qualities
* Ability to travel to rural locations.
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.
Team Manager / Community Clinical Specialist
£39,959 to £48,117 a yearPro rata per annum
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