Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Bury, United Kingdom - NHS Professionals

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Bury, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Description

Post:
Occupational Therapist - Intermediate Tier

Band:6

Location/Base:
Bury Community Venues

Responsible to:
Service Manager

Job Summary

To provide assessment and rehabilitation to a wide range of patients with physical disabilities both within Intermediate Care, Rapid Response and Community setting.

Responsibility for Client Care
To provide and receive complex, sensitive information to/from patients, their carers', multi-disciplinary team and Community Services.

To assess, develop and implement specialist treat

ment programmes to meet the needs of patient with specific conditions to the post e.g. neurological disorder,/medical & surgical, musculoskeletal conditions or care relating to elderly patients.

The administration and processing of standardised assessments.

To attend reviews, case conferences and MDT meetings, sharing relevant client information as is appropriate.

Assessment and subsequent treatment programmes will be holistic, addressing a patient's physical, cognitive/perceptual, psychological and social/emotional needs in the areas of domestic and personal ADL, in both Intermediate Care, Rapid Response and Communitysettings.

To participate in the development of the Occupational Therapy Service, Intermediate Care and Rapid Response Services

To demonstrate skills in dealing with the emotional needs of patients and their carers/parents through diagnosis and distressing situations.

To manage a caseload independently and be able to liaise closely with the MDT to provide appropriate feedback.

To be accountable for own actions.

Demonstrate the ability to carry out safe patient handling, acting within Health & Safety guidelines when handling patient loads or equipment.

Will attend annual mandatory training.

To competently assess the patient at home and provide/fit the appropriate equipment to ensure their safety and independence within the allocated timescale.

To demonstrate skills in risk management when attending to patients with acute medical conditions and receive relevant training to facilitate appropriate action in an emergency.

To attend Health & Safety training as identified as being appropriate by the trust i.e. resuscitation, manual handling, fire lectures, child protection, managing violence and aggression.

Exposure to unpleasant working conditions is frequent. A working knowledge of infection control is essential.

To recognise own professional boundaries and seek advice and support where necessary.

To refer the patient to the appropriate external agencies.

Responsibility for Human Resources

To provide day to day management of other OT's, OT assistants, instructors and support workers within the appropriate area and speciality for the post.

To take responsibility for the development, supervision and appraisal of support workers and junior staff on a daily basis.

To act as a Fieldwork Educator following relevant training, taking students on a regular basis.

To contribute to the teaching of other OT's and other staff.

To contribute to the identification of training needs within the team.

To participate in specialist training in areas of clinical expertise.

To promote the role of the OT in the Intermediate Care and community settings.

Responsible for junior staff and support staff.

Responsibility for Financial Resources
Responsibility for equipment used in the course of assessment and treatment and the monitoring of supplies.

To be able to competently and safely assess for, provide and fit appropriate patient equipment. This may include specialised items of equipment i.e. specialist seating and bathing equipment.

To train colleagues in the safe use of equipment for assessment and treatment purposes.

Policy and Service Development
To be aware of and adhere to PCFT objectives and departmental standards.

To take part in planning and facilitation of new developments both in service and in new clinical techniques.

To be aware of policies, professional standards and requirements and work in line with the same.

To attend internal/external meetings representing the service/profession.

Planning and Organising
To manage own time and prioritise tasks and caseload across both Rapid Response and Intermediate Care.

To plan and organise a number of complex activities including home visits, community visits, discharge planning meetings as appropriate to the post.

To assist junior staff in planning and organising own caseload.

To refer service users to the appropriate external agencies as appropriate.

Analysis and Data Management
To gather activity data accurately and regularly and ensure provision of such information promptly within local Trust Guidelines.

Research, Development and Audit
To participate in Clinical Governance/Audit projects within the local service.

To develop research activities as appropriate, ensuring treatment is evidence based.

To contribute to others' research by providing data.

To take responsibility for own CPD regulated and monitored by the PDP framework.

Risk Management
To assess risks within the workplace and environment and advise Service Manager as appropriate.

It is a standard element of the role and responsibility of all staff within Pennine Care that they fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions.

This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriateactions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards.

Records Management/Data Protection Act
Demonstrates the ability to record precise, clear and legible documentation in keeping with professional and departmental Standards of Practice.

Is aware of the importance of the Data Protection Act and legal implications of record keeping.

To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines.

Education / Qualifications
Diploma/ Degree in OccupationalTherapy

Educationor willingness to completeshort courses, and experience to post graduate diploma level

Current StateRegistration Certificate