Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Care Home Residents

To see all newly registered Care Home residents.

To review notes and medical history prior to assessments.

Assess and triage patients and make necessary referrals to other members of the team.

To complete a comprehensive geriatric assessment, including mobility, transfers, physical and mental health (excluding basic observations at request of Clinical Director).

To identify any red flags which require GP/ Paramedic/ District Nurse.

Take a personalised care approach and population centered care to enhance quality of life of Care Home residents.

To complete a full falls prevention assessment, make recommendations to Care home staff.

To assess for any equipment needs, including specialist seating.

To assess each residents cognition and mental health, signposting to appropriate support.

To arrange and co-ordinate fortnightly online MDTs.

To work with a team to complete an annual Personalised Care Support Plan for each resident, the plan is shared with the Care Homes.

To link with other agencies to improve the quality of life for Care Home residents.

To support Care Home staff with difficult meetings with families.

To actively take a personalised care approach and population centered care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person.

Complete the relevant training to provide multi-professional clinical practice and CPD supervision to other roles within primary care, for example first contact practitioners and the personalised care roles.

People living in own homes who are living with Dementia.

To review notes and medical history prior to assessment.

To arrange a home visit to complete Complex Dementia reviews.

To complete a comprehensive geriatric assessment, including mobility, transfers, physical and mental health.

When required complete standardised cognitive assessments.

To speak with Carers to ensure they have appropriate support.

To signpost to other agencies depending on needs identified via assessment.

To arrange and co-ordinate a fortnightly MDT with other agencies invited.

To identify Red Flags which require assessment from GP/Adult Social Care/ Safeguarding/District Nurse.

To actively take a personalised care approach and population centered care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person.

Complete the relevant training to provide multi-professional clinical practice and CPD supervision to other roles within primary care, for example first contact practitioners and the personalised care roles.

Frailty Service

The aim of the serviceis to save GP/practice staff time and support them with older people living with moderate/severe frailty. Also, to promote inclusion with the outreach work and improve patient experience, independence, and safety in their own homes.

Referrals into the service:

Townships 2 PCN network staff, for example GPs, Additional roles staff, Social Prescribers.

Slots are available on the Townships 2 Hub and can be booked directly via the hub, or by remote booking in S1.

Direct Referrals

Book appointment directly with our OT via System1 remote booking. All appointments are telephone assessments; if home visit required you will then arrange for the length of time needed.

Criteria for Referral?

- Require OT assessment/input

(Patients struggling with daily activities, independence at home)

- Housebound & not in care home

- Not currently being seen or awaiting review by another therapy service

Proactive Reviews

OT will also be completing proactive reviews of patients identified across the network who:

- Electronic Frailty Index Score > 0.36 (severe frailty)

- Age > 65 years of age & housebound

- Not in care home or have dementia (they will be seen already by PCST)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

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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).

Employer details

Employer name

Townships 2 PCN

Address

Woodhouse Health Centre

5-7 Skelton Lane

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S13 7LY

Employer's website

https://townships1and2pcn.gpweb.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)