Emergency Dept OT Specialist & Falls & Frailty Lead

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist based mainly in the Emergency Department and Front Door Services, with duties also in the Falls and Frailty Response service. You will be a versatile OT, expert in ED patient management, leading the EDT team and supporting admission avoidance and safe discharge.

This role offers a proactive multidisciplinary environment, opportunities to lead, develop and collaborate across

Responsibilities

• Be an Occupational Therapist clinical expert in the management of patients in the Emergency Department for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) supporting admission avoidance and safe, prompt return to the community.
• Work on the Falls & Frailty Response Service in the community alongside a Specialist Paramedic, providing a blue light response to older people who have fallen - providing rapid intervention, equipment and onward referrals to support people to remain at home.
• Be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Emergency Department Therapy (EDT) team in conjunction with the other Specialist Band 7 Therapists in the team and the Operational Lead for Front Door Service.
• Use expert occupational therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex discharge planning and admission avoidance support, as an autonomous practitioner.
• Ensure a high quality and effective therapy service at the front door to the hospital.
• Work with South Central Ambulance Service on the ‘Falls & Frailty Response Service’ on 12 hour shifts, as an autonomous practitioner, preventing conveyance to hospital and maximising independence and safety in the patient’s home.

Job description

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist based mainly in the Emergency Department and Front Door Services, with duties also in the Falls and Frailty Response service. You will be a versatile OT, expert in ED patient management, leading the EDT team and supporting admission avoidance and safe discharge.

This role offers a proactive multidisciplinary environment, opportunities to lead, develop and collaborate across