Job summary
Band 6 Occupational Therapist: Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team
30 hours
We are looking for a suitably experienced Occupational therapist to join our friendly and driven community stroke team.
As a valued member of our multidisciplinary team based at Infinity house Crewe, you will provide post stroke rehab to patients discharged home across the footprint of CCICP. You will be supported in this role by OT colleagues as well as the wider team to deliver quality, safe patient care. We have strong working relationship with our internal and external stakeholders and prioritise service improvements adopting a Continuous Improvement approach.
If you feel you are a match for our friendly patient-focused team we look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
o To work autonomously to manage a defined complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
o To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, which may include rehabilitation settings, community clinics and the patient's home.
o To undertake specialist clinical assessment, taking into account all relevant information and clinical reasoning to formulate evidence based individualised treatment plans in agreement with the patient.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To work autonomously to mange a defined complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, which may include discharge to assess beds, care homes and the patients home.
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients, contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
- To utilise advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.
- To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment, hearing, visual or speech impairment.
- To comply with the Mental Capacity Act to gain valid and informed consent to specific treatment and intervention for patients who lack capacity to consent themselves.
- To implement specialist individual and/or group interventions for patients with diverse presentations and complex needs.
- To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
- To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.
- To develop and maintain good working relationships with other healthcare professions, social care and other appropriate agencies, to ensure integrated and high quality patient outcomes.
- To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to decisions with regard to patient care programmes through attendance at ward rounds, case conferences and other multidisciplinary meetings.
- To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards, and local policies and procedures.
- To provide accurate and timely written information and reports to referring agents and other agencies where appropriate.
- To record and submit clinical activity data as required by the Trust in an accurate and timely manner.
- To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from the caseload, liaising with other agencies as required.
- To be responsible for safe and competent use of equipment including the provision of support, education and training to other staff, patients and carers as required.
- To identify appropriate equipment and adaptation needs, liaising with equipment providers, completing paperwork and complying with any tracking, stock control and maintenance systems as required.
- To be an active member of an evening and weekend on-call rota or rostered service, dependant on service need.
- To prescribe borderline substances as agreed with the medicines management committee, dependant on service need.
Education and training
- To plan, deliver and evaluate formal and informal training to other health care professional staff groups, patients and carers, across a range of settings.
- To supervise junior staff and assistants, including the implementation of induction and competency training programmes to develop clinical skills.
- To plan and deliver designated induction and training programmes to meet the requirements of the Trust and student placements.
- To supervise, educate and assess the performance of the students, providing timely verbal and written feedback.
- To undertake health promotion activities across organisational boundaries.
- To contribute to in-service training and peer review meetings as required.
Leadership
- To manage a specialist case load, demonstrating appropriate time management and organisation skills.
- To contribute to effective day to day organisation and provision of service, including the coordination of junior staff and assistants to meet service priorities.
- To provide clinical leadership and support to junior staff and assistants, through case supervision, and the development and monitoring of competencies.
- To undertake the appraisal of junior staff and assistants as appropriate.
- To contribute to the recruitment of new junior and assistant staff including the planning and delivery of the induction programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To work autonomously to mange a defined complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, which may include discharge to assess beds, care homes and the patients home.
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients, contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
- To utilise advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.
- To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment, hearing, visual or speech impairment.
- To comply with the Mental Capacity Act to gain valid and informed consent to specific treatment and intervention for patients who lack capacity to consent themselves.
- To implement specialist individual and/or group interventions for patients with diverse presentations and complex needs.
- To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
- To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.
- To develop and maintain good working relationships with other healthcare professions, social care and other appropriate agencies, to ensure integrated and high quality patient outcomes.
- To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to decisions with regard to patient care programmes through attendance at ward rounds, case conferences and other multidisciplinary meetings.
- To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards, and local policies and procedures.
- To provide accurate and timely written information and reports to referring agents and other agencies where appropriate.
- To record and submit clinical activity data as required by the Trust in an accurate and timely manner.
- To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from the caseload, liaising with other agencies as required.
- To be responsible for safe and competent use of equipment including the provision of support, education and training to other staff, patients and carers as required.
- To identify appropriate equipment and adaptation needs, liaising with equipment providers, completing paperwork and complying with any tracking, stock control and maintenance systems as required.
- To be an active member of an evening and weekend on-call rota or rostered service, dependant on service need.
- To prescribe borderline substances as agreed with the medicines management committee, dependant on service need.
Education and training
- To plan, deliver and evaluate formal and informal training to other health care professional staff groups, patients and carers, across a range of settings.
- To supervise junior staff and assistants, including the implementation of induction and competency training programmes to develop clinical skills.
- To plan and deliver designated induction and training programmes to meet the requirements of the Trust and student placements.
- To supervise, educate and assess the performance of the students, providing timely verbal and written feedback.
- To undertake health promotion activities across organisational boundaries.
- To contribute to in-service training and peer review meetings as required.
Leadership
- To manage a specialist case load, demonstrating appropriate time management and organisation skills.
- To contribute to effective day to day organisation and provision of service, including the coordination of junior staff and assistants to meet service priorities.
- To provide clinical leadership and support to junior staff and assistants, through case supervision, and the development and monitoring of competencies.
- To undertake the appraisal of junior staff and assistants as appropriate.
- To contribute to the recruitment of new junior and assistant staff including the planning and delivery of the induction programme
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Occuaptional Therapy
- Post Graduate training relevant to area
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
Registration
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Occuaptional Therapy
- Post Graduate training relevant to area
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
Registration
Essential
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
