Job description

Job responsibilities

Manage a defined complex caseload under the management of the Team Leader, using evidencebased, client centred principles to assess, plan and evaluate OT interventions, ensuring compliancewith HCPC, RCOT, CQC and Trust clinical and quality standards.

To ensure as far as is reasonably practical the safety of the patients in your care.

To supervise and assist in the development of junior OTs, non-qualified staff and students onplacement.

To undertake audit of both clinical practice and processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

To be flexible in working in a 7 day service with extended hours in specific settings.

Purpose of Roles/Key Responsibilities:

In collaboration with the patient, to plan and implement single or a programme of interventions usingtreatment techniques to meet the patients needs re; timely discharge. These will be achieved usingprofessional and theoretical knowledge, and specialist clinical reasoning skills.

To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment interventions to measure progress and ensure effectiveness,involving patient, carer and MDT as appropriate.

To ensure Therapy goals are integral to the multidisciplinary care plan re: safe and timely discharge.

To apply an enhanced understanding of effects and impact of illness, frailty and disability on patientsabilities and provide advice and education regarding lifestyle changes / adaptations to their physical andsocial environment.

To use frequent periods of light / moderate physical effort to carry out interventions with patientsdepending on their health status and needs.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties, as an autonomous practitioner.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including themanagement of patients in your care.

To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and carers and contributeto the provision of a service that is sensitive to these needs.

To be responsible for the safe and competent use of equipment and patient appliances and aids bypatients and by junior and student therapists, through teaching, training and supervision of practice.

Leadership

To supervise junior staff, OT Apprentices and students to a graduate level being involved in workingwith the universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards of theApprenticeship/degree level qualification.

To deliver teaching sessions in specialised area as part ofplanned in-service training.To deputise for the Team Leader when required. This involves responsibility for organising appropriateskill mix and workload.

To be a reference point for other team members.

To be responsible for teaching Apprentices and student OTs to graduate level on OT skills andknowledge within various clinical areas.

To teach, assess and appraise newly qualified OTs, technical instructors and therapy assistants.

To demonstrate leadership, support and development skills through the delegated management ofspecific Team activities and specialist projects.

Service Delivery and Improvement

To work alongside Physiotherapy, Allied Health Professionals and Social Care colleagues to deliver anintegrated therapy service.

To be prepared to contribute to the development of the service.

To evaluate patient progress, re-assessing and altering treatment programmes as appropriate.

To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use ofevidence based practice, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with more seniortherapists.

To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participation in, inservice training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review.This may be inter- or intra-professionally.

To be actively involved in professional clinical groups, such as journal club, clinical interest groups, etc.

To be responsible for organising and planning clinical and non-clinical caseload to meet service andpatient priorities.To re-adjust plans as situations change/arise.

To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients.This will include patients who may have difficulty in communicating and understanding, e.g. patientswho are dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind, or who may be unable to accept diagnosis.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience to include rotations in acute care (older people/orthopaedics/medical/surgery/stroke).
• Experience of facilitating discharges for people with complex needs involving multi-pathology.
• Experience of complex caseload management
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development involving specialist additional knowledge and experience
• Experience of supervision and professional/clinical development of staff
• Experience of demonstrating moving/handling skills, including hoisting

Qualifications

Essential

• OT Diploma/Degree/MSc pre reg
• State registration with HCPC
• Post graduate training relevant to / transferable to acute care of older people/complex discharges, and involving acquisition of specialist skills and knowledge
• OT student placement practice qualification.
• Current UK driving license

Desirable

• Membership of professional body
• Membership of COT Specialist Section e.g. older people
• Accredited wheelchair assessor

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).