Job Description

Be an active member of the integrated multi-disciplinary team for inpatients at Priscilla Bacon Lodge with palliative and end of life care needs. Be responsible for a defined caseload, using evidence based/person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate occupational therapy interventions. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a quality framework to ensure that the highest standards of care are met. To support and deliver innovation within discharge practice and pathways. To work with system partners including the voluntary sector to ensure that patients experience a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from Priscilla Bacon Lodge. Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care to a named group of patients.





To work with the inpatients at Priscilla Bacon Lodge to assess their needs for equipment and discharge planning. To support what is important to each patient.



To support each patient who is being discharged with where they are to be discharged to, and support the patient and family with the transition of care from one clinical area to the desired destination.



to ensure all decisions are made with the patient and where the patient wishes with the family as well



To maintain own professional development and undertake opportunities for learning and developing transferrable skills to use in other clinical areas



Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Find out more about working for our organisation here:

https://heyzine.com/flip-book/2565ae62eb.html



Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.



To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work.



To undertake assessments of patients and deliver a formulated individual management plan using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment skills



To communicate effectively with patients/families/members of the MDT



To support therapy assistants and assist and support senior staff



to be responsible for equipment used, for ordering equipment as required and ensure competence in equipment use



To apply evidence based practice and participate in audit as requited



To be aware of challenging and complex situations and seek advice and support as required



To maintain comprehensive and contemporaneous patient records



To maintain professional registration and adhere to own Code of Ethics as well as Trust and Professional standards



To ensure professional and personal development, and participation in supervision



to respect individuals, their rights, values, culture and religious diversity and ensure care is sensitive to needs



To ensure consideration is given to infection control, Health & Safety, and safeguarding needs of patients