Job summary
A rare opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, patient-centred, effective multi-disciplinary team as a band 7 Occupational Therapist.
The team treat patients in the community with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, supporting them to live full and active lives.
Are you flexible and happy to work in a small Team?
Do you have knowledge and experience of community based neurological, long-term conditions?.
We are looking for someone with an empathic approach who can think outside the box in supporting patients to find safe, functional solutions. This is a community role so a car driver with access to your own car is essential.
Main duties of the job
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and to ensure that work meets professional standards and clinical guidelines
The post holder manages complex patients who require specific Therapy care to prevent un-necessary hospital admissions
Following the principles of Governance, to develop and maintain a highquality service, through recognised professional standards, evidencebased practice, and effective clinical audit programme.
To be responsible for gaining valid, informed consent for assessment and treatment interventions, and sharing of information following legal and professional guidelines
To establish impairments and disabilities where conflicting evidence is present following assessments
Following specialist assessment, to use advanced clinical reasoning, analysis, assessment and re assessment skills, and using a client centered approach provide individual treatments and programmes. These may include manual treatment techniques, patient education, neuro specific facilitatory techniques and the use of specific equipment
To prescribe equipment and educate staff, patients, and their families in the safe use of this equipment in order to maximise client's independence and safety
To work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive, seamless service aiming to improve and maintain the functional ability of patients whilst preventing hospital admission
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
Professional/Clinical Responsibilities
To attend multi-disciplinary meetings, case meetings and family meetings
To motivate others through advanced communication skills and to be able to gain cooperation for treatment where there may be significant barriers to understanding such as cognitive deficits
To communicate information related to complex conditions from assessment to treatment.
To provide clinical teaching to members of the multidisciplinary team
To ensure that patients are actively engaged in their treatment through the use of goal setting and that all patients have goals and that treatments are individualised to these goals
To ensure that therapy is clinically effective and evaluated as such by outcome measures and the use of evidence based practice
To ensure that quality is at the root of all treatment and provide leadership to ensure this is the case
Manage care of patients with the aim of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, in line with the commissioners objectives. This includes ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive specialist Therapy assessments, individualised care plans, delivery, evaluation and coordination of care between other agencies involved in the patients care.
Communicate with other professionals and agencies, participating in regular meetings, to plan care and plan advanced treatment that reduces the risk of inappropriate hospitals admissions
Demonstrate and maintain clinical credibility through the provision of high standards on clinical care using current evidence-based practice. Apply clinical leadership to continuously review and change practice demonstrating good and efficient clinical care
Managerial Responsibilities
Provides OT leadership for the team on a day to day basis through the effective implementation of all Organisational Policies and Procedures.
Participates in the development and maintenance of a clinical learning environment within the integrated team that is appropriate for the development needs of all members.
Facilitate an environment where health promotion and informed patient choice is encouraged and developed to its maximum potential, within the available resources.
Evaluates clinical practice within the area by monitoring standards of care, undertake audits and support staff in the delivery of evidence-based care.
Works with the Therapy Professional Lead and Locality Manager to ensure safe, efficient, and effective clinical pathways for patients using the service
Works with the Therapy Lead and Manager to develop and implement clear processes for the promotion and maintenance of patient safety through Central Alert Systems, Serious Untoward incidents and Root Cause Analysis
In conjunction with the manager ensure robust action plans and learning from incidents are cascaded and embedded into clinical practice
Review, develop and implement policies and procedures to support delivery and development of service provision
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
Professional/Clinical Responsibilities
To attend multi-disciplinary meetings, case meetings and family meetings
To motivate others through advanced communication skills and to be able to gain cooperation for treatment where there may be significant barriers to understanding such as cognitive deficits
To communicate information related to complex conditions from assessment to treatment.
To provide clinical teaching to members of the multidisciplinary team
To ensure that patients are actively engaged in their treatment through the use of goal setting and that all patients have goals and that treatments are individualised to these goals
To ensure that therapy is clinically effective and evaluated as such by outcome measures and the use of evidence based practice
To ensure that quality is at the root of all treatment and provide leadership to ensure this is the case
Manage care of patients with the aim of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, in line with the commissioners objectives. This includes ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive specialist Therapy assessments, individualised care plans, delivery, evaluation and coordination of care between other agencies involved in the patients care.
Communicate with other professionals and agencies, participating in regular meetings, to plan care and plan advanced treatment that reduces the risk of inappropriate hospitals admissions
Demonstrate and maintain clinical credibility through the provision of high standards on clinical care using current evidence-based practice. Apply clinical leadership to continuously review and change practice demonstrating good and efficient clinical care
Managerial Responsibilities
Provides OT leadership for the team on a day to day basis through the effective implementation of all Organisational Policies and Procedures.
Participates in the development and maintenance of a clinical learning environment within the integrated team that is appropriate for the development needs of all members.
Facilitate an environment where health promotion and informed patient choice is encouraged and developed to its maximum potential, within the available resources.
Evaluates clinical practice within the area by monitoring standards of care, undertake audits and support staff in the delivery of evidence-based care.
Works with the Therapy Professional Lead and Locality Manager to ensure safe, efficient, and effective clinical pathways for patients using the service
Works with the Therapy Lead and Manager to develop and implement clear processes for the promotion and maintenance of patient safety through Central Alert Systems, Serious Untoward incidents and Root Cause Analysis
In conjunction with the manager ensure robust action plans and learning from incidents are cascaded and embedded into clinical practice
Review, develop and implement policies and procedures to support delivery and development of service provision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
- State Registration with Health Professions Council
- Health Needs Assessment
Desirable
- Evidence of Post graduate Continuous Professional Development
- Member of Specialist Interest Group or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postregistration experience, equivalent to master's level, with significant experience at a band 6 senior level.
- Evidence of recent post registration experience working at a senior level in community rehabilitation and longterm conditions
- Rotations at both band 5 and band 6 level in a wide range of clinical areas in both inpatient and community settings including elderly care, neuro- rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, falls and orthopaedics
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of co-ordinating and delivering care for people with complex, long term conditions
Skills
Essential
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of people with neurological; respiratory; orthopaedics conditions; and complex multi pathologies.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of the NSF for Long Term Conditions, Falls and other relevant NICE guidelines.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of the community rehabilitation process.
- Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting approach.
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice associated with community rehabilitation.
- Ability to problem solve and demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning.
- Knowledge of current health care policy and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services.
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and its application to clinical practice
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
- Using effective negotiation skills
- Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- IT skills - Microsoft word, power point, excel and outlook
- Able to identify learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE and COT Fallers Guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies
- Knowledge of recent Government NHS directives
- High levels of precision for the manual treatment of patients
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships within multidisciplinary team and with other professionals.
- Willingness to work flexibly to meet service needs
- Willingness to assist in change
Other
Essential
- Independent means of travel
- Ability to deal with distressing & emotional circumstances on a frequent basis.
- Ability to impart unwelcome news regards to prognosis and treatment
- Ability to concentrate & work with frequent interruption
- Able to support and manoeuvre patients at regular intervals
Desirable
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Presentation and training skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
- State Registration with Health Professions Council
- Health Needs Assessment
Desirable
- Evidence of Post graduate Continuous Professional Development
- Member of Specialist Interest Group or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postregistration experience, equivalent to master's level, with significant experience at a band 6 senior level.
- Evidence of recent post registration experience working at a senior level in community rehabilitation and longterm conditions
- Rotations at both band 5 and band 6 level in a wide range of clinical areas in both inpatient and community settings including elderly care, neuro- rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, falls and orthopaedics
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of co-ordinating and delivering care for people with complex, long term conditions
Skills
Essential
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of people with neurological; respiratory; orthopaedics conditions; and complex multi pathologies.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of the NSF for Long Term Conditions, Falls and other relevant NICE guidelines.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of the community rehabilitation process.
- Ability to apply core occupational therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting approach.
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice associated with community rehabilitation.
- Ability to problem solve and demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning.
- Knowledge of current health care policy and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services.
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and its application to clinical practice
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
- Using effective negotiation skills
- Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- IT skills - Microsoft word, power point, excel and outlook
- Able to identify learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE and COT Fallers Guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies
- Knowledge of recent Government NHS directives
- High levels of precision for the manual treatment of patients
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships within multidisciplinary team and with other professionals.
- Willingness to work flexibly to meet service needs
- Willingness to assist in change
Other
Essential
- Independent means of travel
- Ability to deal with distressing & emotional circumstances on a frequent basis.
- Ability to impart unwelcome news regards to prognosis and treatment
- Ability to concentrate & work with frequent interruption
- Able to support and manoeuvre patients at regular intervals
Desirable
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Presentation and training skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Leamington spa Rehabilitation Hospital, Heathcote Lane, Warwick
Heathcote Lane
Warwick
CV34 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
