Occupational Therapist - Community Equipment Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main purpose of job

Work alongside the Business Manager and leadership team in Sunderland Care and Support to deliver an effective, safe, high quality Community Equipment Service.

Provides expert clinical advice to inform service delivery and ensure best value and efficient use of resources.

Key responsibilities

Provides clinical input to the selection of equipment and underpinning governance frameworks for the

service.

Provides training across the Community Equipment Service workforce and wider prescribing community in respect of community equipment.

Supports the delivery of a range of audit processes to ensure best practise in service delivery.

Key tasks

Assists the Business Manager in the selection of equipment provided by the service, actively engaging in procurement processes and contract management arrangements.

Ensures the Business Manager/ServiceManagersarekept aware of trends, quality, and availability of equipment.

Analyses data and supports in the production ofreports that evidence activity and performance in the service.

Promotes coproduction and engagement withprescribers and other key partners in the delivery of the service, including responsibility for the delivery of a regular consultation forum for prescribers.

Offersprofessional clinical advice to colleagues within the service.

Supports the service to review policy and procedure relating to service provision.

Provides expert advice on cases for other therapists including the provision of new, re-issue and bespoke assistive equipment, complex manual handling equipment and adaptations.

Provides training and development programmes for Equipment Officers and other key roles within the service.

Arranges training and development opportunities for the prescribing community.

Contributes to projects on behalf of the Business Manager/Principal Occupational Therapist.

Supportswith service developmentsandpromotion of theCommunity EquipmentService.

Delivers a programme of audit activity in respect ofprescribing activity to assure the quality of service delivery.

To engage in the investigation and review of incidents and accidents involving community equipment,following up with the delivery of actions to ensurepatient and customer safety.

Maintains own Continuous Professional Development through a variety of learning methods.

Participates in supervision and appraisal with line manager.

Provides a supervisory role as required to identified individuals at the discretion of the Business Manager/Principal Occupational Therapist.

Maintains individual professional registration with the Health & Care Professions Council.

Responsible for staff/equipment

The postholder will be responsible for the

development of skills and knowledge relating to equipment for Equipment Officers.

The postholder will be responsible forequipment used as part of their therapy role as well as I.T equipment.

Other duties/specific policies e.g. DBS

The post holder must carry out their duties with full regard to the Councils Equal Opportunities Policy, Code of Conduct and all other Council Policies.

The post holder must comply with the Councils Health and safety rules and regulations and with Health and safety legislation.

The post holder must act in compliance with data protection principles in respecting the privacy of personal information held by the Council.

The post holder must comply with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to the management of Council records and information.

To comply with the principles and requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR in relation to the management of Council records and information, and respect the privacy of personal information held by the Council

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge, Ability

Essential

• An ability to provide advanced safe and effective Therapy assessments.
• An ability to provide support & training to colleagues working in Community Equipment Services and other prescribers of
• equipment
• An ability to work collaboratively and develop effective partnership relationships with individuals & groups.
• The ability to promote partnership working with multiple agencies.
• Ability to critically analyse information.
• Ability to be flexible and adjust plans according to competing demands.
• Ability to participate in projects as delegated by the Principal Occupational Therapist.
• Commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Compliance with health and safety rules, regulations, and legislation.
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Hons or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Current Health and Care Professions Registration

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working as an Occupational Therapist in health or social care.
• Significant experience of working with vulnerable people.
• Significant experience and skills in advanced, safe, and effective moving and assisting vulnerable people.
• Significant experience in the provision of assistive equipment.
• Experience of working in an environment which requires effective communication & listening skills, including report writing.

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.

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

Sunderland City Council

Address

City Hall

Plater Way

Sunderland

SR1 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.sunderland.gov.uk (Opens in a new tab)