Job summary
Are you passionate about exploring
new and innovative ways of working? Do you enjoy working as part of a dynamic
team, with a can-do approach to your work? Our Rehabilitation team is looking
to recruit an Occupational Therapist with these attributes who will, alongside
our specialist Community Nursing Team, visiting people in their home. Offering responsive, pro-active therapy
assessments and interventions to
individuals living with life limiting illnesses, you will enable more people to
remain in their preferred place of care and thrive in the community.
Main duties of the job
This new role will see the
successful Occupational Therapist candidate delivering skilled assessments and
therapeutic interventions to patients in their home, promoting a palliative
rehabilitation and enablement approach, embracing positive risk taking and
listening to what matters to the individual and their family. As part of the Rehabilitation and Enablement
Team, working closely with the Mountbatten Community Nursing Team, the
postholder will manage their own caseload, whilst being well supported in more
complex cases with opportunities for learning and joint working.
The Occupational Therapist will take
into account cultural and spiritual needs, and share their learning with the
wider team. As this is a funded post, they will also support with essential
data collection, audit and evaluation, to prove the impact of this novel role,
with the aim of attracting ongoing
funding and an extension of a longer-term or permanent contract.
This vacancy is
for 30 hours per week to be worked flexibly in accordance with the needs of the
service.
About us
Mountbatten Hampshire is part of the Mountbatten Group, and its sister Hospice is Mountbatten Isle of Wight.
We pride ourselves on providing expert care and support to our communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, who are facing death, dying and bereavement.
Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those closest to them, have access to expert care of the highest quality, provided by compassionate and professional teams.
Our Values
We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other
We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do
We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources
We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key tasks:
To
perform advanced Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with complex and
diverse palliative care needs in their own home. To provide, develop and
deliver individualised interventions, and to undertake these tasks as an
autonomous practitioner.
Maintain a focus on optimising patients functional and
self-management abilities and enable them with what matters most to them,
through tailored and appropriate interventions, including functional practice,
provision of aids/equipment, education and non-pharmacological symptom
management.
Provide moving and handling advice and support to
staff, patients, families and carers to enable the individual, enhance quality
of care and reduce carer burden within the home.
To facilitate and promote a palliative
rehabilitation and enablement philosophy and approach throughout the
organisation and to other
health and social care providers.
Alongside colleagues, coordinate and develop the day
to day operation of the Hospices Community Team, considering skill mix and
priority of need.
Act as an Occupational Therapy palliative care
resource; providing consultative advice, education, and support to members of
the Hospice Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and Health and Social Care teams.
Promote and support the development of this new and
innovative role with the support of the Head of Rehabilitation and Enablement.
~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key tasks:
To
perform advanced Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with complex and
diverse palliative care needs in their own home. To provide, develop and
deliver individualised interventions, and to undertake these tasks as an
autonomous practitioner.
Maintain a focus on optimising patients functional and
self-management abilities and enable them with what matters most to them,
through tailored and appropriate interventions, including functional practice,
provision of aids/equipment, education and non-pharmacological symptom
management.
Provide moving and handling advice and support to
staff, patients, families and carers to enable the individual, enhance quality
of care and reduce carer burden within the home.
To facilitate and promote a palliative
rehabilitation and enablement philosophy and approach throughout the
organisation and to other
health and social care providers.
Alongside colleagues, coordinate and develop the day
to day operation of the Hospices Community Team, considering skill mix and
priority of need.
Act as an Occupational Therapy palliative care
resource; providing consultative advice, education, and support to members of
the Hospice Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and Health and Social Care teams.
Promote and support the development of this new and
innovative role with the support of the Head of Rehabilitation and Enablement.
~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration with Health Care Professional Council
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of a palliative rehabilitative and enablement approach
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Experience of supervision of OT support staff or students
Skills
Essential
- Articulate and able to clearly record professional activity in patient records, reports, etc.
- Current driving full licence and access to a vehicle for business use
Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of a palliative rehabilitative/enablement and application to practice
- Demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable manner using an empowering/enabling approach being sensitive to the needs of others
Other
Essential
- Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to meet the needs of the service
- Commitment to the hospices values, behaviors, vision, and mission
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration with Health Care Professional Council
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of a palliative rehabilitative and enablement approach
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Experience of supervision of OT support staff or students
Skills
Essential
- Articulate and able to clearly record professional activity in patient records, reports, etc.
- Current driving full licence and access to a vehicle for business use
Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of a palliative rehabilitative/enablement and application to practice
- Demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable manner using an empowering/enabling approach being sensitive to the needs of others
Other
Essential
- Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to meet the needs of the service
- Commitment to the hospices values, behaviors, vision, and mission
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
