Band 5 Occupational Therapist - London, United Kingdom - Atlantis Medical

Atlantis Medical
Atlantis Medical
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Location:
London


Start Date:

ASAP

End Date:12 Weeks from Start Date


Working Pattern:
Mon-Fri, 37.5 hrs


The Client


My client in NHS works in partnership with all who use their services to improve health and wellbeing covering community, sexual health, mental health, health and justice and addictions services.

Together they look at ways of improving an individual's qualityof life, through high quality healthcare and personal support.

They respect and value the diversity of patients, service users and staff, to create a respectful and inclusive environment, which recognizes the uniqueness of each individual.


The Role
The Client is looking for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to provide highly specialised assessment and treatment for patients.

To work within a teams of 2 other OT's, 3 physiotherapists and 2 rehabilitation assistants on a 17 bed inpatient neuro rehabilitationward.


Applicants are expected to:
To have an understanding and prior experience working with Neurological conditions as band 5 or student.


To assess and treat patients, addressing quality of life, physical, cognitive, affective, social and environmental issues either on an individual or a group basis, utilising a range of therapeutic skills in accordance with devised treatment plans, both inhospital and in the community.


To prioritise factors involved in the Clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, Clients progress and other physical, social, emotional and mental health issues.


To use a client centred approach and to set treatment goals that focus on the strengths and the needs of the patient/client.


To ensure that the Client and/or their carer have an understanding of treatment protocols and to ensure that there is informed consent to examination and treatment as required by the Trust or Social Services.


To devise and manage a treatment plan individual to a Clients presenting condition through, the use of functional rehabilitation, adaptation, equipment provision, education, health promotion and cognitive or psychological approaches.


To contribute, as part of the multi-disciplinary team to the discharge planning process, to enable clients to be discharged safely, with the relevant Occupational Therapy intervention completed in a timely manner.


Following discussion with a Senior, to use knowledge of other multidisciplinary roles and external agencies to ensure effective referral management and achieve best Client care.


To prescribe, delegate and monitor the work of Rehabilitation Assistants/ OT Technicians or Support Workers and countersign documentation if required.

To manage clinical risk in own caseload and ensure that therapy/rehabilitation assistants and students comply, e.g. manual handling, risk assessment and local policy regarding lone working.


Skills & Abilities
T5/SN/14441
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