Job summary
Are you passionate about Occupational Therapy and supporting people with Autism and/or Learning Disabilities to reach their full potential?
Do you have the enthusiasm and drive to support people to remain in their own homes or to support discharge from hospital?
This is an exciting and rare opportunity to join the Transforming Care Liaison Team. The role is countywide with flexible base options for the right candidate.
The Transforming Care Liaison (TCL) Teamwork with other teams and services across the trust to provide support and intervention for Autistic Individuals and/or Individuals with a Learning Disability who are currently resident within Mental Health/Specialist inpatient services, who are at risk of admission to these services or who are at risk of placement breakdown. This support is primarily through liaison, advice, training, and consultation with other trust services and with wider system partners including Integrated Care Boards, Lincolnshire County Council, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, Police and Voluntary and Third Sector Organisations.
The TCL Team can also offer community-based support to any trust wide teams in relation to providing reasonable adjustments within their services for all Autistic adults or adults with an Intellectual Disability to support access.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high standard clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning and tools.
- To attend Multi-disciplinary team meetings/case conferences/Care and Treatment Reviews for patients on their caseload.
- Liaise with service users, providers, relatives and carers.
- Act as service user advocate during the discharge planning process.
- Identify service users that no longer require in-patient care and be the source of information on alternatives available and their capacity to accept.
- Coordinate and participate in planning and organisation of complex care packages, through thorough analysis and balance of the need.
- Effective liaison between hospital and community services.
- To manage referrals and service delivery to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity.
- Enable individuals to develop independent living skills.
- To adhere to HCPC code of professional conduct and ethics.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. This will include a balance of both generic and specific OT work.
- Working autonomously, managing their own caseload with oversight from the Lead Coordinator.
- Liaise with service users, providers, relatives and carers to gather information, inform them of the options available to them regarding discharge and then act as a link with other disciplines in establishing care needs for discharge.
- Assist and direct ward staff and medical staff in identifying service users that no longer require in-patient care and be the source of information on alternatives available and their capacity to accept.
- Utilising Specialist Knowledge of Discharge processes, CTRs and Transforming Care to coordinate and participate in the planning and organisation of complex care packages, through thorough analysis and balance of the needs of the service user and the service limitations.
- To work collaboratively with Social Care and Health to ensure health needs are effectively identified and met.
- To work flexibly across a 7 day week service if the need arises.
- To keep abreast of developments in Transforming care , new legislation and any other changes which will affect the care of service users.
- Support service users and carers in finding suitable placements liaising with social care colleagues and/or agencies ensuring that progress is made
- To work collaboratively with Social Care and Health to ensure health and occupational needs are effectively identified and met.
- To provide effective liaison between hospital and community based services.
- To assess carers and familys needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support.
- To manage referrals and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
- To communicate and liaise with others to ensure appropriate assessments, interventions and reviews are in place.
- Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them and/or their care givers to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour to facilitate discharge.
- Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk to facilitate discharge.
- To assess carers and familys needs and signpost or refer them to the relevant support.
- Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
- Enable individuals to develop independent living skills to facilitate discharge to their residence of choice.
- To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making..
- To maintain accurate and timely clinical records..
- To adhere to HCPC code of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
- To develop clinical practice having due regard to guidelines (for example N.I.C.E.)
- To demonstrate empowering leadership skills and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.
- To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.
- To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the Lead Co-ordinator.
- Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff to create networks that improve the pathway of care as patients are discharged acute services.
- Provide cover for colleagues during periods of sickness and annual leave.
- Participate in recruitment and selection.
- To provide highly specialised advice to service users, carers and other professionals in relation to discharge and repatriation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. This will include a balance of both generic and specific OT work.
- Working autonomously, managing their own caseload with oversight from the Lead Coordinator.
- Liaise with service users, providers, relatives and carers to gather information, inform them of the options available to them regarding discharge and then act as a link with other disciplines in establishing care needs for discharge.
- Assist and direct ward staff and medical staff in identifying service users that no longer require in-patient care and be the source of information on alternatives available and their capacity to accept.
- Utilising Specialist Knowledge of Discharge processes, CTRs and Transforming Care to coordinate and participate in the planning and organisation of complex care packages, through thorough analysis and balance of the needs of the service user and the service limitations.
- To work collaboratively with Social Care and Health to ensure health needs are effectively identified and met.
- To work flexibly across a 7 day week service if the need arises.
- To keep abreast of developments in Transforming care , new legislation and any other changes which will affect the care of service users.
- Support service users and carers in finding suitable placements liaising with social care colleagues and/or agencies ensuring that progress is made
- To work collaboratively with Social Care and Health to ensure health and occupational needs are effectively identified and met.
- To provide effective liaison between hospital and community based services.
- To assess carers and familys needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support.
- To manage referrals and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
- To communicate and liaise with others to ensure appropriate assessments, interventions and reviews are in place.
- Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them and/or their care givers to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour to facilitate discharge.
- Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk to facilitate discharge.
- To assess carers and familys needs and signpost or refer them to the relevant support.
- Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
- Enable individuals to develop independent living skills to facilitate discharge to their residence of choice.
- To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making..
- To maintain accurate and timely clinical records..
- To adhere to HCPC code of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
- To develop clinical practice having due regard to guidelines (for example N.I.C.E.)
- To demonstrate empowering leadership skills and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.
- To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.
- To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the Lead Co-ordinator.
- Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff to create networks that improve the pathway of care as patients are discharged acute services.
- Provide cover for colleagues during periods of sickness and annual leave.
- Participate in recruitment and selection.
- To provide highly specialised advice to service users, carers and other professionals in relation to discharge and repatriation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice, including accredited training
Desirable
- Training in Sensory Integration
- Training in AMPS
- Management and leadership training
- APPLE accreditation
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with complex needs or adults with mental health needs and skills that is transferable.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant experience of working with adults with Learning Disabilities (LD) and/or Autism, in community and inpatient settings
- Experience of working with people presenting with a wide range of complex needs including forensic presentation.
- Experience of managing clinical risk and making autonomous decisions based on analysis of complex presenting problems.
- In depth knowledge of reasonable adjustments
- Relevant experience of working with adults with Mild Learning Disabilities who have additional Mental Health needs
- Demonstrable evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community / inpatient
- Good understanding of community resources.
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of national agenda for Learning Disabilities, Autism and Transforming Care
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Highly developed skills in occupational therapy assessment and treatment
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
- Highly motivated & able to engage with patients & carers to improve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
Desirable
- Additional knowledge and/or training in sensory processing
- Equipment, including prescription
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently throughout the county without the use of public transport. Current driving Licence is essential due to the extensive travel both internal and external to the county on a regular basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice, including accredited training
Desirable
- Training in Sensory Integration
- Training in AMPS
- Management and leadership training
- APPLE accreditation
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with complex needs or adults with mental health needs and skills that is transferable.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant experience of working with adults with Learning Disabilities (LD) and/or Autism, in community and inpatient settings
- Experience of working with people presenting with a wide range of complex needs including forensic presentation.
- Experience of managing clinical risk and making autonomous decisions based on analysis of complex presenting problems.
- In depth knowledge of reasonable adjustments
- Relevant experience of working with adults with Mild Learning Disabilities who have additional Mental Health needs
- Demonstrable evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community / inpatient
- Good understanding of community resources.
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of national agenda for Learning Disabilities, Autism and Transforming Care
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Highly developed skills in occupational therapy assessment and treatment
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
- Highly motivated & able to engage with patients & carers to improve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
Desirable
- Additional knowledge and/or training in sensory processing
- Equipment, including prescription
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently throughout the county without the use of public transport. Current driving Licence is essential due to the extensive travel both internal and external to the county on a regular basis.
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.
