Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - AHP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

To plan and deliver a highly specialist occupational therapy service (in leadership or advanced therapy role) and to oversee its clinical governance.

To contribute to the professional leadership and continued development of a team I service area. The role will be required to provide appraisal supervision career development support and mentoring for junior qualified and unqualified staff and across the Care home Pathways and Intensive support service .

To contribute to the skill development of more junior colleagues within the Intensive Support Team and care home pathways by offering line management and clinical supervision (both individual and group).

To support the Clinical Lead in developing and delivering training presentations.

To work alongside other colleagues to develop shared understandings of peoples presentations that help promote understanding of the underlying function(s) driving behaviour that challenges. This will be guided by the service model, which is based on the principles of Positive Behaviour Support..

To act as a positive role model for junior staff by assisting and guiding them in their duties.

To help junior staff prioritise and manage their caseloads appropriately.

To support the completion of appraisals/personal development plans with junior staff.

To regularly share updates and information to the Clinical Lead, particularly when any incidents arise that may affect the standing or safe operation of the service.

To lead in the supervision and Individual Performance Review/Appraisal of all occupational therapy staff.

To ensure that the healthcare needs of people with dementia and functional illness in care homes are communicated to service commissioners and providers.

To act as mentor for junior colleagues wishing to gain experience in care home work and/or older people.

To positively contribute to divisional developments in relation to occupational therapy practice.

To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways.

To contribute to appropriate staff recruitment and contribute to the wider strategic plans regarding occupational therapy recruitment.

To ensure that the needs of people with protected characteristics are addressed within local services and future developments.

Clinical

To provide highly specialist assessments and interventions for people presenting with complex behaviour that challenges

To demonstrate highly specialist expertise and specialist occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, development and maintenance of skills needed for meaningful participation

To have an excellent knowledge of occupational therapy models and frame of references

To provide high quality and comprehensive assessments for people who access the service, adapting the approach as and when needed.

To use highly effective clinical reasoning and formulation skills to devise person-centred occupational therapy care plans, alongside people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members (where appropriate). Ensuring that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences

To evaluate the effectiveness of team and occupational therapy interventions.

To practice within the Positive Behaviour Support framework.

To undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.

To act in a Care Co-ordinator role for people on Care Programme Approach (CPA) as appropriate to Trust policy.

To work in partnership with acute and primary care services and other healthcare providers.

To Establish and maintaining effective relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use services and their families.

Professional

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care. To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures. To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (2005).

To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and legislation. To carry out professional responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other relevant legislation.

To act as practice assessor/supervisor/teacher in teaching, facilitating and supporting pre registration students and junior personnel and to participate in the audit of educational placements.

To participate in new staff induction.

To research national best practice and enable services to benchmark practice against nationally recognised standards.

To participate in developing and conducting clinical audit and research, maintaining current knowledge of research findings and development within the care home and dementia field.

To lead in quality assurance activities as required.

To develop, implement and monitor interventions driven by government initiatives.

Develop and provide a range of specialist teaching/training packages which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary audiences.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive and relevant post qualification clinical experience with people who have complex needs
• Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
• Demonstrates evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills
• Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
• Knowledge and experience of positive behaviour support
• Evidence of digital literacy and experience of using electronic patient records
• Evidence of an interest and skills in specialist area
• Experience of contributing to service development/project work
• Experience of providing supervision
• Experience of supporting students on placement
• Experience of representing occupational therapy within a service and Trust
• UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes

Qualifications

Essential

• Occupational Therapy profession qualification;
• Relevant Masters level qualification or its equivalent through degree level qualification plus specialist training courses

Desirable

• Clinical supervision training
• Fieldwork educators training
• Leadership training
• Additional academic clinical qualification relevant to area of work.

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

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gatton Place

St. Matthews Road

Redhill

RH1 1TA

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)