Job responsibilities
Job
Purpose
To
work within the Occupational Therapy Service, providing effective
Occupational Therapy intervention to various clinical areas
To
manage autonomously a clinical workload at a specialist level: assessing and
treating patients and maintaining associated records.
To
develop and apply specialist knowledge, gained from past experience, on the
job experience and specialist training.
To
provide a patient-focused service following the Occupational Therapy process
(screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes, implement and
evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and discharge) and using Occupational
Therapy core skills.
To
supervise and support Occupational Therapists.
To
delegate work to, supervise and support Occupational Therapy Support Staff.
To
supervise and educate Occupational Therapy Students.
To
act as a specialist Occupational Therapy resource for colleagues, carers and
patients.
To
be actively involved in team and service developments including audit and
research.
The
trust acknowledges and supports the statements laid down by the Code of
Ethics and Professional Conduct (College of Occupational Therapy). The post
holder will be professionally accountable to Health Professions Council, and
accountable contractually to their employer and to the law for their actions.
Clinical
Responsibilities
This
post holder will be responsible for providing complex occupational therapy
intervention in a specific clinical speciality.
The
post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner addressing occupational
therapy performance skills, social context and activity demands in
collaboration with patients, carers and colleagues.
Clinical
intervention may take place in a variety of settings including wards, therapy
departments, clinics, peoples homes, work places, community facilities,
child care and educational establishments.
The
work involves close liaison with the multi-disciplinary team and community
based health and social care providers.
Team
Responsibilities
1.Management,
supervision and support of Occupational Therapists, Support Staff and
Students.
1. Deputising for Band 7
2. Routine organisation and maintenance
of the department/section
3. Participation in projects and
long-term team developments
4. To offer continuity to Head
Occupational Therapist and colleagues in the team
5. Leading and participating in
in-service training
6. To attend bi-monthly seniors meetings
to evaluate and develop the service.
7. To promote changes to policies,
procedures and practices within the specialist clinical area as identified in
the team plan
8. Responsibility for checking and
cleaning equipment in line with Trust and services health and safety policies
CORE
BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
To
a specialist level:
1.Written
and Verbal Skills
1. Ability to maintain clear lines of
appropriate communication
2. Ability to work as part of a Team (OT
and MDT)
3. Interpersonal Skills
4. Problem-Solving Skills
5. Clinical Reasoning
6.Analytical
Skills
6. Investigative Skills
7. Presentation Skills
8. Facilitation Skills
9. Coaching Skills
10. Computer Skills
11. Time Management and ability to
prioritise
12. Ability to Delegate
13. Effective Supervision
14. Ability to work within flexible hours
15. Ability to initiate and take
responsibility for personal development
16. Ability to ensure that others take
responsibility for their personal development
17. Links with relevant specialist section
and other networks
18. Ability to work in a changing
environment
19. Negotiation within limitations of
service
20. Ability to work under pressure
21. Assertiveness Skills
22. Ability to move and handle patients
23. Complex discharge planning
24. Ability to promote Occupational
Therapy
25. Adaptability
26. Initiative
27. Empathy and Sensitivity
28. Ability to influence and persuade
29. Patient-focused
30. Strive to empower
31. Ability to maintain confidentiality
32. Ability to promote and practice
clinical governance
CORE
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
To
a specialist level:
1.Occupational
Therapy Process screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes,
implement and evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and plan discharge
1. Apply relevant theory and models
of Occupational Therapy
2. Assess motor, perceptual, cognitive,
emotional and psycho-social components
of occupational performance
3. Awareness of Risk Assessment and
Management
4. Complex discharge planning
5. Understanding of functional
implications of illness and disability
6. Disability Rights and Legislation
7. Awareness of the matrix of agencies
involved in the delivery of services
8. Awareness of the facets of clinical
governance
9. Organisational Awareness
10. Diversity Awareness
11. Current relevant legislation
12. Relevant national and professional
guidelines, standards and frameworks
13. Relevant clinical conditions and
prognosis
14. Specialised treatment techniques
15. Relevant standardised assessment
16. Provision and fitting of adaptive
equipment
17. Fieldwork Education Training
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Clinical
1.To
accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients.
1. To deliver a service using the
Occupational Therapy process (screen referrals, assess and plan treatment
programmes, implement and evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and plan
discharge) and core skills.
2. To assess capacity, gain valid
informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with
patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
3. To establish individual patients,
plan and carry out effective Occupational Therapy intervention to a
specialist level, in the most appropriate environment taking into account
each patients individual physical, social and emotional needs
4. To work autonomously, with mostly
indirect supervision.
5. To interpret and analyse at an
advanced level, clinical and non-clinical information across a range of
conditions.
6. To use advanced investigative and
analytical skills.
7. To use clinical reasoning, critical
thinking and analysis to develop individual goals and interventions which
optimise functional ability.
8. To plan and prioritise clinical work.
9. To delegate work to support staff and
obtain feedback from delegated tasks.
10. To use a range of verbal and
non-verbal communication tools/strategies to communicate complex information
effectively to patients/carers. This may include patients/ carers who may
have difficulties in understanding or communicating.
11. The information may relate to
prognosis and rehabilitation outcomes.
12. To utilise strategies of persuasion
and motivation to ensure patients engage in intervention.
13. To adopt a key role in complex
discharge management, communicating appropriate information and acting as an
advocate for patient/carers.
14. All recommendations should focus on
occupational performance and risk management in the patients own environment.
15. To refer to internal and external
agencies relevant to the patients needs using designated referral systems.
16. To liaise with and work in
collaboration with internal and external agencies.
17. To act as a specialist resource for
information and support to patients, carers and others.
18. To ensure safe use of equipment by
self and others.
19. To be able to work stressful
environment.
20. To be able to impart difficult and
unwelcome information regarding rehabilitation outcomes and support services.
21. To be able to deal effectively with
emotional and/or aggressive patients/carers.
22. To participate in ward rounds, case
conferences and meetings as required.
23. To record interventions accurately and
timely using team/trust documentation complying with Occupational Therapy
guidelines and legislative requirements.
24. To complete activity data using
team/trust documentation and outcome measures.
25. To provide written reports complying
with Occupational Therapy guidelines and legislative requirements.
26. To promote Occupational Therapy as a
treatment medium and ensure high Occupational Therapy profile.
27. To occasionally lead and participate
in clinical governance and quality assurance programmes to ensure the
delivery of a high quality and evidence based service.
28. To occasionally lead and participate
in the measurement and evaluation of work and current practices through the
use of, audit and outcome measures, either individually or as part of a
clinical team.
29. To initiate and participate in
specialist research.
30. To promote and initiate changes to
policies, procedures and practices with the specialist clinical area.
Education
Training
1.To
take responsibility in agreement with line manager for personal development
by ensuring that Continuing Professional Development remains a priority.
1. To provide evidence of ongoing
personal development.
2. To undertake all mandatory training
required for the role.
3. To take an active role in in-service
training and coaching colleagues,
(occasionally leading sessions) ensuring the sharing of information
and reflection on learning experiences.
4. To actively participate in
activities/training to develop specialist skills and knowledge within the
clinical area.
5. To undertake fieldwork education of
undergraduate students.
6. To provide work experience and
support for students from other health care disciplines.
7. To provide spontaneous and planned
advice/training to relatives, carers and other to promote understanding of
the aims of the treatment plan and achievement of objectives.
8. To provide spontaneous and planned
advice/training to relatives, carers and others regarding the use of
equipment, therapeutic procedures and handling of patients.
