Specialist Occupational Therapist Calderdale Stroke Pathway

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder:-

To work within the Stroke ESD pathway to ensure seamless rehabilitation on discharge home from hospital, and on transfer to long-term community services.

To develop specialist Occupational Therapy interventions in line with current evidence base.

To manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients / clients at a specialist level, assessing and treating patients, and maintaining clinical records.

To have specialist assessment and treatment skills in the areas listed but not limited to:

Stroke

Cognitive, physical and perceptual deficits

Anxiety management

Complex psychosocial assessment of patients and carers

Assessment for assistive equipment and adaptations

Assessment of the home environment

Splinting and orthotics

To apply evidence based knowledge within the specialist clinical area acquired through experience and academic study to a specialist post graduate level.

To act as a resource and provide advice for, other professionals and colleagues within the MDT about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients / clients who have suffered a stroke.

To work collaboratively with health and social care colleagues in community and acute settings.

To work with other members of the MDT to ensure effective care pathways and transfer of care / discharges.

To develop specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for patients within a community and inpatient setting.

To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the service.

To participate in the supervision process with staff on a daily basis and for students as required.

To To ensure a high standard of patient care is provided including implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work undertaken.

To provide specialist assessment and advice for the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in MDT meetings as appropriate.

To work across a 5-day therapy service.

This job description is an outline only and is not definitive or restrictive in any way. It

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Relevant Degree/Diploma
• Registered with HCPC
• Willingness to undertake additional and mandatory training as required.
• Willing and able to participate in a competency work based training programme

Desirable

• Evidence of postgraduate training
• Evidence of completing Clinical Educator training

Knowledge, Experience & Expertise

Essential

• Recent experience demonstrating ability to assess, treat and evaluate care following stroke.
• Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate and available Occupational assessments and approaches in the specialty of stroke, including outcome measures
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, national guidelines and best-practice regarding stroke
• Good Clinical reasoning skills
• Evidence of CPD, Self directed learning and reflective practice
• Proven ability in implementing Clinical Governance
• Critical Appraisal Skills
• Ability to maintain legible and accurate records
• Experience of case management
• Experience developing, supervising and training others
• IT literate (Electronic Patient documentation, Email/Internet)

Desirable

• Evidence of post-graduate learning and study in Stroke
• Teaching presentation skills
• Previous experience at Band 6 level

Communication and Relationships (Including management responsibilities)

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
• Ability to communicate with all stakeholders across the stroke pathway
• Contribute effectively to the multi-disciplinary team
• Recognise opportunities for learning and development both personally and within the broader team
• Ability to organise own work and caseload
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands
• To have excellent time management and organisational skills
• To be flexible and adaptable within the working day

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

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Calderdale Royal Hospital

Halifax

HX3 0PW

Employer's website

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