Job Description

JOB SUMMARY To provide a specialist Occupational Therapy Service for the treatment of patients within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team. To provide supervision, training and development of Basic Grade Occupational Therapists, other health care professionals, support staff, and of OT students, if present. To undertake high quality evidence based assessments and treatments of patients within the relevant clinical area. These patients may have complex needs and multiple pathologies.



To participate in planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within the clinical areas. To assess occupational performance, plan and carry out goal orientated intervention programmes. To provide Occupational Therapy advice to other professions. To assist in administration, supervision and development.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

To prioritise and manage a significant caseload of patients within the Integrated Neighbourhood team. To assess for physical, cognitive and perceptual deficits in patients and to carry out assessment, treatment and using critical analysis to treat patients through goal setting, which is evaluated and adjusted throughout the patients period of care. To assess the individual in the most appropriate environment and to be responsible for the assessment, prescription and evaluation of specialised equipment, taking into account safe use/risk to patients and carers. To receive and communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information in a clear and effective manner with patients/family and carers.



To overcome barriers such as hearing loss, fear, behavioural issues, language problems in order to maximise rehabilitation potential. To collect and effectively communicate information to relevant agencies, acting for and on behalf of, the patient and carer, in order to obtain equipment or services, in order to maximise collaborative working. Deputise for Band 7 in the management of the services for duties identified by them. To attend meetings, provide detailed written reports, risk assessments, discharge summaries and other relevant information and recommendations.



To communicate effectively within the Multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the decision making regarding discharge, planning and long term management. To participate in the induction and training of staff within multi professional, multi agency teams. To provide formal and informal supervision of junior grades of staff and rehabilitation assistants. To undertake the education of Occupational Therapy students whilst on clinical placement within the department.



To comply with professional and trust policies and procedures, to take individual responsibility towards health and safety issues, undertaking risk assessments as appropriate. To be responsible for maintaining own continuing professional development in line with trust policy and professional guidelines, and to undertake appropriate training and development to meet the needs of KSF/SDR. To participate in service developments in areas related to evidence based practice, service delivery and clinical governance. To contribute to the Occupational Therapy team, joint therapy team, multi-professional team and older peoples service development.



To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with COT/BAOT guidelines. To provide supervision, training and development of Basic Grade Occupational Therapists, other health care professionals, support staff, and of OT students, if present. COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS: Patients and relatives and their carers. Colleagues from the multi professional/multi agency team across health and social services, the voluntary sector, private services and medico-legal.



Service manager, clinical lead, nursing and therapists within the team and professional head of Occupational Therapy services. Education colleagues Medical staff General public Trust Values: The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values: Honest, open, transparent Respectful Person first and in the centre Improve and be outstanding Relevant today, ready for tomorrow Families and carers matter Safeguarding: Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy. Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.



Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy: All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to: ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns; maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct; understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy; comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually; receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed; understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy; recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity; ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining; comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e.



CPD, Audit, Supervision); demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement; abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached; work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards. adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds; being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact; Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly; In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care. This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed.



The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments. For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.