Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Admission Avoidance & Discharge Service currently includes an Admission Avoidance Team based in the Emergency Department, In-reach nurses, Rapid Response and an Intermediate Care Team that uses a discharge to assess model. The main aim of the team is to reduce hospital stay and admissions by supporting clients in their own homes.

The post holder will work as a part of the multi-disciplinary team and will rotate across the service. In the Admission Avoidance Team, the role is to identify, assess, and coordinate admission avoidance and discharge for patients in the Emergency Department (ED) and Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) at The Royal London Hospital. In the Rapid Response and Intermediate Care Teams, the role involves providing follow up in the community. The post holder will provide specialist expertise in clinical management in order to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, skilled in conducting assessments and treatment techniques within the specialty.

The post holder will provide specialist assessment and treatment for patients with a wide range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within the ED or patients home in order to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. A response is made to patients referred to the service within 24 hours. Part of the post would be working within the Rapid Response Team which aims to reduce unplanned hospital admissions by responding to referrals from community practitioners, for example GPs, and supporting clients in their own homes. The post holder would work as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist client-centered intervention, to enable clients to maximise their independence and return to their own home safely and in a timely way.

The post-holder will provide skilled and specialised advice, supervision, as well as deliver clinical education and training to students, and other professions within and outside the multidisciplinary teams and across organisational boundaries.

The post holder will support the team lead in ensuring that the service delivers a case management approach; integrating, coordinating and pro-actively assessing patients health and social care needs, so that the individual receives the best possible care in the most appropriate place. The role involves developing care plans to facilitate safe, timely and effective discharge, optimising patient outcomes and ensuring patients, carers and professionals have the skills and knowledge to implement those plans.

The post holder will act as a resource for professionals of all disciplines and patients and carers, to problem solve, advise appropriate outcomes, and will be supported by the team lead in challenging the decision making process regarding whether patients are safe to be discharged from the ED to the community.

The post holder will be an active participant in the late shift of 12-8pm and weekend rota, including bank holidays.

The post holder will support and deputise for the Team Lead in Admission Avoidance and Discharge service in the ongoing development of an effective admission avoidance service, and to help overseethe management of services.

The post holder will be part of the community rotation within the Admission Avoidance and Discharge Service

Please see attached JD and PS for full details

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses/training relevant to clinical specialty.
• Involvement in a relevant Occupational Therapy clinical interest group

Experience

Essential

• 18 months minimum clinical experience in a broad range of specialties relevant to the post on an inpatient and / or community basis
• Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions
• Equipment provision and assessment
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Contributing to professional development and clinical education of more junior staff, students and assistants

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for occupational therapy and client care
• Ability to prioritise, organise and delegate
• Ability to communicate and present information, orally and in writing, in a clear and logical manner
• Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes in line with local and national standards and policies
• Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and manage competing demands and interruptions
• Ability to cope working in a fast paced and stressful environment and with emotional and/or aggressive patients and carers
• Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities.
• Ability to assess and act against risks to self, clients as a consequence of exposure to clients and environments which may be highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and/or unpleasant.
• Ability to assess, advise and educate clients and carers about safe manual handling techniques (including use of equipment and adaptations)
• Ability to assess for/review medical devices & other rehabilitative equipment for patient/clients, carers and others. This includes safe handling, fitting and

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly, including working out of core hours i.e. evenings and 7 day working as required.
• Self-motivated
• Ability to treat people with respect, irrespective of age, gender, culture, religion & sexuality.
• Proactive, self-directed with innovative approach.
• Acceptance of responsibility for self and others.
• Commitment to lifelong learning.
• Leadership qualities.

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

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mile End Hospital, Beaumont House

Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG

Employer's website

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