Team Lead OT Acute Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL

1. To support the team to identify appropriate referrals, capacity and demand and prioritise workload across the team and other services within occupational therapy, particularly in relation to staff absence

2. To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of illness/ disability on occupational performance and provide training and advice on adaptations to technique and the patients social and physical environment.

3. To assess and treat patients with complex needs who would benefit from a coordinated multidisciplinary assessment, rehabilitation and discharge services.

4. To be competent in the development and implementation of remedial and preventative treatment programmes addressing motor, sensory, cognitive, perceptual, psychological needs and occupational performance.

5. To identify risks, complete risk assessments and implement risk management strategies and document this accurately.

6. To recognise any change in the condition of the patient and alter treatment accordingly or escalate to medical teams as required.

7. To work within local policies and procedures, national standards and guidelines and adhere to the Royal College of Occupational Therapy professional standards and ethics.

8. To support patients in setting their own goals, then implementing this and evaluating appropriately.

9. To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with clients and carers, to achieve therapeutic goals.

10. To select evidence based techniques as part of a coordinated treatment program.

11. To assess and demonstrate to patients and carers the safe use of equipment and adaptations and recommend provision of equipment to support discharge.

12. To liaise with professionals in onward services to ensure continuity of care.

13. To respect the individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs, ensuring equity of service provision.

14. To make appropriate clinical observations and keep accurate electronic records and activity data in accordance with professional and trust standards.

15. To write occupational therapy functional and discharge reports for social services, onward inpatient services and community services.

16. To work as an autonomous practitioner and display appropriate problem solving, analytical and judgement skills.

17. To support occupational therapists and assists with their managing their patient caseloads to a high level, offering advice or practical support as required.

COMMUNICATION

1. To establish robust communication networks with patients, carers, multidisciplinary members and other agencies.

2. To promote awareness of the role of occupational therapy within the team, negotiating priorities where appropriate.

3. To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and trust standards and provide reports relevant to practice setting.

4. To represent occupational therapy at ward, departmental and service level meetings, including delegation for the clinical lead occupational therapist.

5. To be skilled in managing differences of opinions, conflict and difficult conversations.

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

1. To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects

2. To assist in developing services and standards according to the occupational therapy objectives.

3. Contribute to the trusts clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda, including the setting and monitoring of practice standards.

4. To apply national guidelines/legislation relating to health and social care in the NHS service provision

5. To supervise, provide support and complete appraisals as appropriate for occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, technicians and students.

6. To be aware of the importance of staff wellbeing, accessing trust support as required and raising any concerns.

7. To be responsible for competent use and maintenance of equipment, raising any concerns and reporting when further resources are needed.

8. To carry out administrative duties as required e.g. assisting in ordering, receiving and maintaining stock and managing petty cash.

9. To have good IT skills and use a variety of IT systems to input patient and staff data as required.

TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

1. To monitor and advise in the allocation of students in the health and ageing occupational therapy team.

2. To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.

3. To promote development of occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, technicians and students according to their training and development needs as identified through supervision and appraisal.

4. To regularly supervise occupational therapy students on practice placement.

5. To co-ordinate supervision and appraisal of senior and junior staff.

6. To contribute to the induction and training of students and other staff both within the Trust and where appropriate externally.

7. To participate in and present on the in-service training, preceptorship programmes, multi-disciplinary trainings and external conferences.

8. To undertake audit projects and take part in research projects, relevant to the service area, disseminating findings at local level.

9. To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply them to practice and disseminate findings at a local and / or national level.

10. To demonstrate ongoing personal and professional development through participation in internal and external development opportunities.

11. To keep in touch with new developments and changing trends in occupational therapy and participate in wider issues of providing an occupational therapy service i.e. quality assurance, public relations including liaison with the community; planning and policy making.

12. To undertake any other duties commensurate within the grade.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Occupational Therapy Degree/ Equivalent (Dip RCOT or BSc OT)

Desirable

• Masters degree
• Member of Specialist Section or special interest group

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of working with older adult patients in an acute medical setting at a senior level
• Specialist knowledge and experience of occupational therapy assessment and interventions
• Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and its application

Desirable

• Experience supervising qualified staff or students
• Significant experience in a range of healthcare settings
• Experience of presenting to small and large audiences

Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, adapting to barriers to communication
• Able to prioritise and manage stress
• Excellent IT and record keeping skills

Desirable

• Ability to develop staff

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Princess Royal University Hospital

Farnborough Common

London

BR6 8ND

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)