Whittington Health NHS Trust are searching for an experienced and passionate Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join their highly skilled team.
Whittington Health NHS Trust provides a wide range of health and care services. From maternity, through children’s mental and physical healthcare, health visitors, community and school nursing and therapists, urgent and emergency, cancer care, dental services, elective care, all the way to end of life care: we support patients, families and local communities in community health centres, GP clinics, dental practices across North Central London and beyond, at our hospital in Archway, and in patients’ own homes.
The Role:
Rotational Areas:
- Acute General Medicine
- Care of Older People
- Acute Medical Units - Rapid assessment and Early Discharge
- Orthopaedics
- Hand Therapy
- Community Rehabilitation
Perform advanced Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
Responsible for managing own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.
Supervise, educate, and assess occupational Therapy students, assistants, and band 5 grade Occupational Therapists and provide specialised advice to other health care professionals in the specific clinical area.
Undertake activities which contribute to own continuing professional development which may include, audit, evidence-based learning, and research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May lead on the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to development of service protocols.
Main Duties:
Work as an autonomous practitioner, to assess and treat own caseload of patients, including those with complex presentations. In each rotation treatment decisions will be underpinned by specialist knowledge gained from post graduate study of evidence-based treatments and from previous experience.
To quickly and accurately screen, establish priority for patient referrals for Occupational Therapy intervention some of which maybe complex and require a multi-disciplinary approach.
To carry out an assessment of patients, including those with complex presentations. Draw on a wide range of information sources and use clinical reasoning skills to determine an accurate diagnosis. To identify an appropriate Occupational Therapy care plan from treatment options available.
To formulate and deliver occupational therapy treatment programmes in a variety of settings. Settings include hospital, community, and patients’ home, home visits, as part of a team and as a sole practitioner.
To work collaboratively to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and to facilitate hospital discharge to minimize hospital stays.
To develop comprehensive discharge plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team members.
To make recommendations to support a patient’s discharge including care support and rehabilitation opportunities.
Undertake referrals to internal and external services when deemed appropriate/of benefit to the support or progression of the patient. e.g., community rehabilitation, social services, voluntary agencies.
To have the ability, knowledge and skills required for moving and handling people in community environments.
To be physically able to install specialist occupational therapy equipment in client homes always applying safe manual handling, especially when doing so in restricted spaces.
To work with patients and their care givers when appropriate in such a way as to promote their self-management strategies.
To represent the service at multi-disciplinary team meetings. This will include discussion of patient care, progress and involvement in discharge planning and continued rehabilitation needs.
To keep accurate treatment records, which fulfill legal and statistical requirements, and which are in accordance with HCPC/Trust/departmental standards.
To provide comprehensive progress and discharge reports to relevant personnel to inform on action taken or actions required.
Demonstrate the ability to seek guidance and support when needed or when treatment required is not within scope of professional knowledge or skill.
To always manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
Requirements:
Hold a recognised degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy.
Current HCPC registration.
Recent post graduate training relevant to the post applied for.
IELTS Level 7.0 or above (overseas candidates only)
Minimum of 2 years post qualifying work experience in an NHS or Social Care setting.
Work experience in an in-patient acute physical work setting, community setting or social care setting.
Experience gained through a minimum of 3 rotations at band 5 level in settings relevant to the rotation.
Experience of working in an Occupational Therapy Team or a Joint therapy team within a wider MDT.
Knowledge of a range of assessments and interventions for patients presenting with both physical and cognitive impairments.
Knowledge of relevant legislation and clinical guidelines relating to the role of an OT in acute care and rehabilitation.
Working knowledge of the role of other professions in health and social care and inter agency working.
Working knowledge of the role of other professions in health and social care and inter agency working.
Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate work appropriately to manage a busy and varied caseload.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
We are so grateful for the commitment and devotion of our Bank Staff, so are pleased to offer the following benefits:
- Flexible working hours
- Weekly salary
- Staffing Bank workers can contribute to their NHS pension
- Priority of shifts over all agency workers
- Competitive pay
Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.