We have an exciting opportunity for a rehabilitation focused Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation Service on Trafford Ward, North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech.
This position is working with patients on our inpatient wards to support patients out of hospital and offer holistic clinical assessment, rehabilitation, discharge planning and specialist therapy knowledge.
Successful applicants will play a vital role in supporting patient flow through the pathways as well as providing clinical skills and knowledge to the MDT. This position offers flexibility, variety and the opportunity to be involved in the transformation of our inpatient rehabilitation service. You will be supported by a band 7 clinical lead.
If you are flexible, caring, and dynamic and feel excited by the possibility of improving services to improve patients’ lives then please apply.
Main duties of the job
1. To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
2. To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
3. To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make recommendations for minor adaptations in line with current legislation.
4. To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. To provide support and education to peers, new staff non-registered staff and students.
5. To be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Band 5 Therapists and Assistant Practitioners.
6. To prioritise all patients’ tasks according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost appropriately. To provide a high standard of care.
7. To work in various community settings within CPFT as required, completing access and home visits.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
2. To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
3. To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.
4. To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
5. To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid acute hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
6. To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
7. To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills.
8. To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies involved in the patients’ pathway.
9. To work effectively within the structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews, family meetings.
10. To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
11. To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.
12. To work within Trust and COT guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements.
13. To demonstrate a good understanding of Social Service and Health legislation.
14. To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
1. Degree or equivalent, eg. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the OT profession.
2. Current HCPC registration.
3. Documented evidence of own continuing professional development.
4. Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification.
5. Member of COT.
Experience
1. Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings.
2. Experience and knowledge of housing legislation, minor and major adaptations or willingness to train in this area.
3. Clinical supervisor.
4. Community Experience.
5. Equipment Provision.
Skills & Abilities
1. Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
2. Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
3. Able to assess plan and implement care.
4. Support Integrated Care Workers.
5. Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word.
6. Time Management and prioritisation skills.
7. Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
8. Recognises the limits of own authority within the role.
9. Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
10. Understands the principle of confidentiality.
11. Responsible for maintaining registration with HCPC and/or other professional bodies.
12. Knowledge of relevant outcome measures.
13. SystmOne.
Physical Requirements
1. The ability to kneel, bend & stoop and work in cramped environments.
2. Move and manoeuvre people and equipment.
3. Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids.
4. Travel around work base locality.
Other
1. Demonstrates empathy for the concerns of others.
2. Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings.
3. Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems.
4. Shows respect for others’ feelings, views and circumstances.
5. Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress, can recognise when to use them and does so.
6. Positive approach to older people.
7. Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect.
8. Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working.
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