Job responsibilities
You will be part
of the Therapy Team which provides specialist palliative care to patients
across the clinical areas of IPU, SPCHT, LWS.
Job Purpose:
To
deliver a high standard of Occupational Therapy services to patients referred
for Specialist Palliative Care. To plan
and deliver those services in partnership with multi-disciplinary team
colleagues on the in-patient unit, outpatients, living well service and with
patients living in the community, to achieve/ maintain quality of life
regardless of diagnosis and prognosis. To maintain associated records in
accordance with HCPC and RCOT guidelines.
To actively participate in improving the service
and in collaboration with the line manager, support future developments. These
will include involvement in clinical audit, education and research programmes
within the organisation.
Main Responsibilities:
Clinical
To provide holistic Occupational
Therapy assessment and diagnosis using a rehabilitation model that includes the
physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of the person
referred for specialist palliative care, with diverse or
complex needs and multiple pathologies, using professional clinical reasoning
skills and evidence-based practice and to formulate
appropriate treatment plans based on clinical reasoning
To
actively identify goals, plan suitable Occupational Therapy (OT) intervention,
deliver and evaluate OT service provision, in partnership with patients,
carers, multi-disciplinary team colleagues, and other professionals/ agencies,
making appropriate referrals to others as required
To communicate effectively with
patients, families and carers especially where there are barriers to
understanding, requiring empathy, reassurance and persuasive skills.
Maintaining honesty and integrity in all situations.
To
communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team colleagues and other
professionals/ agencies in the provision of care for patients with complex,
emotional/psychological, spiritual, and physical needs and refer to appropriate
disciplines. Attend relevant meetings as required.
Where
appropriate, contribute to the effective discharge of patients from the
inpatient unit liaising with patient, family, colleagues, and members of
the
primary
healthcare team
To
arrange and carry out timely access and home visits.
To order appropriate
equipment for safe discharge or to maintain safety in the patients home
Participate
in teaching, assessing and evaluation of OT students to graduate level within
the clinical area of specialist palliative care.
To actively contribute to the Education
programme provided by Specialist
Palliative Care Services
Work
flexibly across service areas to meet service needs.
To act as a Moving and Handling link person for all
clinical areas to facilitate Moving and Handling risk assessments and risk
reduction measures.
Operational
To be professionally and legally
responsible for all aspects of your own work,
including the
management of patients in your care, and to respond appropriately to service
needs.
To always maintain appropriate
standards of confidentiality.
To
undertake appropriate delegated responsibilities from senior staff and line
manager
To
maintain a high standard of clinical competence in order to assist and actively
contribute to the evaluation, development and ongoing audit of OT and
multi-disciplinary team services offered to patients within Specialist
Palliative Care
To
actively contribute to OT service development within Specialist Palliative Care
Services
To positively promote OT to patients,
carers, multi-disciplinary team colleagues, and other members of the public and
professionals.
To be responsible for organising and
planning your own case load to meet
service and patient priorities
To
deputise for the Team Lead in their absence as required.
To be responsible for maintaining own
competency to practice through CPD activities and to maintain a
portfolio which reflects personal development. To participate in clinical
supervision and in the staff appraisal scheme
To undertake delegated responsibility
for the assessment and evaluation of junior staff appraisals.
To identify and address gaps in
service delivery and working practices within specialist palliative care
services, through independent observation or through joint working with others
Reports
any defect in equipment immediately to the person with overall responsibility
at that time.
Administration
To
maintain accurate and up-to-date organisational and patient records
