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    Occupational therapist - Gillingham, United Kingdom - Medway Community Healthcare

    Medway Community Healthcare
    Medway Community Healthcare Gillingham, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Description

    Job summary

  • Are you an occupational therapist looking for an opportunity to take your career in an exciting new direction?
  • Do you have experience delivering care in community settings?

    • If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you

    We are looking for proactive clinicians to join our Intermediate care reablement bed service, providing assessment and intervention to support and facilitate timely discharge from hospital and prevent hospital admission

    The multi-disciplinary team consists of different professionals.

    The successful applicant will have some experience of delivering care in community settings

    If you are up for the challenge we are looking forward to hearing from you

    Main duties of the job

  • To work as an occupational therapist within the intermediate care team, providing occupational therapy for patients who require Intermediate Care in a community setting.
  • Supervise the clinical work of OT students or support workers that may be placed with the post holder
  • To work flexibly as an integral part of the interdisciplinary Intermediate Care Team, contributing occupational therapy skills to all parts of the team
  • To participate in a working rota with other members of the team to cover weekdays and public holidays from 09:00 to 17:00

    • About us

    So what else?

  • Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time forpersonal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
  • This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
  • We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
  • We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
  • You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
  • MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

    • The small print

  • Informal visits can be arranged on request.
  • We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme
  • Previous applicants need not apply
    • Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Job purpose

  • To work as an occupational therapist within intermediate care team, providing occupational therapy for patients who require Intermediate Care in the community. This will include:
  • Assessment and reablement to facilitate timely discharge from community settings
  • Assessment/reablement of patient in their own homes
  • Supervise the clinical work of OT students or support workers that may be placed with the post holder
  • To work flexibly as an integral part of the interdisciplinary Intermediate Care Team, contributing occupational therapy skills to all parts of the team
  • To participate in a working rota with other members of the team to cover weekdays and public holidays from 09:00 to 17:00

    • Communication and relationship skills

    Internal:

  • Team manager
  • Team members
  • Community therapy staff
  • Other professionals
  • Primary health care team
  • PALS
  • Intermediate care and specialist teams
  • Professional lead for continuing and funded nursing care

    • External:

  • Patients and their carers
  • Social care providers
  • Voluntary agencies
  • Housing services
  • Other primary care trusts
  • Acute hospital trusts
  • Community pharmacies
  • MedOCC
  • Care home providers

    • Ensure effective communication within the team, the patient and other professional mainstream services and to act as the patient advocate.

    Communicate patient information, verbally and in writing to various professionals.

    Provide advice, motivation and education, to patients family and carers in respect of their medical/health condition, where there may be barriers to understanding, being empathetic and providing reassurance.

  • Knowledge, training and experience
  • Registration with Health Professionals Council (HPC)
  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Knowledge of current legislation and national guidelines affecting relevant practice
  • Good understanding of Clinical Governance and managing risk in your own work
  • Proven experience, some of which should be in the community
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary Team (MDT)
  • Experience in treating patients with a broad range of physical conditions
  • Some understanding of mild/moderate dementia
  • Understanding of community setting for care and functioning of integrated teams
  • Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
  • Good IT skills
  • Some experience in audit techniques and research
  • Ability to work independently
  • To be responsible for maintaining and developing own competency to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal/professional development
  • Analytical and judgement skills
  • Ability to prioritise and respond appropriately to patient referrals
  • Proactive management of risks
  • Planning and organisational skills
  • Liaise with health and social care professionals regarding patient care, treatment progress and discharge planning
  • Ability to adapt and be flexible in responding to changing needs and demands of the service
  • Physical skills
  • Undertake a range of clinical competencies specific to your professional discipline, which would include holistic and functional assessments
  • To take a lead within the service to demonstrate safe manual handling, manoeuvring of wheelchairs and use of hoists, when handling clients with disabilities
  • Responsibility for patient/client care
  • Undertake the care of patients, as appropriate ensuring individual needs are met through the use of evidence-based practice
  • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care in consultation with the senior occupational therapist
  • Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
  • Follow organisational policies and procedures
  • Abide by HPC codes of conduct
  • Maintain a professional manner and act as a role model
  • Work collaboratively with other team members, colleagues and services in practice and service development within the context of integrated/ inter-professional working

    • Responsibilities for financial and physical resources

  • No budgetary responsibility
  • Assess patients for standard equipment, request their provision, deliver where necessary and teach patients/carers safe use, taking into consideration risk assessments
  • Responsibilities for human resources (HR)
  • To be responsible for work delegated to associate practitioners
  • Motivate and supervise junior staff

    • Responsibilities for information resources

  • Ensure records are kept up to date and safeguard patient confidentiality by being aware of professional, legal and ethical responsibilities
  • Record and submit accurate, timely data and information to inform caseload management and service development

    • Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)

  • Actively participate in clinical audit and clinical governance activities including risk assessments and complaints investigation.

    • Freedom to act

  • Work as an autonomous practitioner within the intermediate care team, with overall management responsibility of a defined caseload.
  • Work within defined departmental, professional and organisational protocols, policies and codes of conduct, contributing to the interpretation of national and local policy relevant to specialist clinical area
    • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in OT
  • Registered with HCPC
  • Post graduate training
  • Practice educator training

    • Desirable

  • Member of COT
  • Member of specialist interest group

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Broad range of experience at Junior level
  • Experience in responding to demand/prioritising work/managing a caseload
  • Experience in community work
  • Post graduate experience

    • Desirable

  • Experience in developing services or changing services
  • Supervision of students

    • Special knowledge / expertise

    Essential

  • Good knowledge of assessment and treatment of variety of conditions
  • Good knowledge of national and professional issues
  • Good knowledge of clinical governance and managing risk

    • Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

    Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Good communication
  • Attention to details and presentation
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Motivated to community work
  • Open and friendly

    • Desirable

  • Experience in implementing change

    • Practical / intellectual skill

    Essential

  • Ability to travel to various sites in a timely manner

    • MCH Values

    Essential

  • Caring and compassionate, delivering quality and value, working in partnership
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