Occupational Therapist - ESD for Stroke B6

NHS; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a passionate Occupational Therapist for the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Service in Great Yarmouth. This part-time role (21 hours/week, Band 6) involves managing a caseload, promoting patient recovery, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have post-graduate experience in stroke rehabilitation and excellent communication skills. Join a dedicated team to empower patients and enhance their independence through personalized care.

Benefits

NHS employee benefits

Training and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with post-graduate experience.
• Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner.
• Experience in stroke rehabilitation and community health.

Responsibilities

• Manage a designated caseload of patients.
• Conduct assessments and develop rehabilitation programmes.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Good communication skills

Motivational interviewing skills

Autonomous practitioner

Critical appraisal

Education

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Evidence of relevant CPD in neurology

Tools

Knowledge of SystmOne

Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Virtual working platforms

Job description

Occupational Therapist - ESD for Stroke B6

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our established Stroke Early Supported Discharge Service. We work closely with acute stroke services in our area and our neurology colleagues in the community to provide continuity of care across the stroke pathway. Our aim is to promote recovery and well-being, whilst empowering patients to self-manage and maximise their independence using health coaching techniques and meaningful activity. We support safe discharges home and facilitate rehabilitation therapy in patients' places of residence.

We are looking for a qualified occupational therapist with post-graduate experience working with stroke patients, who can manage their own caseload, whilst collaborating with the multidisciplinary team and partner organisations.

Part time, permanent position, 21 hours per week, Band 6

If you would like more information or to arrange to visit us, please do not hesitate to email [e-mail] or ring us on 01493 809977

Main duties of the job

We take a very holistic approach to rehabilitation, across the domains of self-care, productivity and leisure. You will have the opportunity to utilise your occupational therapy skills to the full. As well as conducting assessments and devising rehabilitation programmes aligned to patients' goals, we provide education, emotional support and carer support.

The immediate team includes occupational therapists, physiotherapists, a speech and language therapist and therapy assistant practitioners.

If you are a passionate occupational therapist who would like to be part of this organisation, we would love to hear from you.

About us

ECCH is a well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

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Job responsibilities

Clinical

To be professionally and legally responsible andaccountable for all aspects of your own work including the management ofpatients in your care.

To ensure a high standard of clinical care for thepatients under your management, and support assistants to do likewise.

To accept clinical responsibility for a designatedcaseload of patients, and to organise this efficiently and effectively withregard to clinical priorities and use of time.

To undertake the detailed assessment of patients, someof whom may have complex needs, using investigative and analytical skills.

Tocollaboratively work with patients to develop rehabilitation goals.

To formulate an individualised treatment plan, usingclinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of skills and treatmentoptions.

To develop specialised skills in relation tocognition, perception, and upper limb therapy.

To provide advice to the MDT regarding the managementof patients requiring therapy input.

To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teachingand instruction to relatives, carers, schools, workplace and otherprofessionals, to promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy toensure a consistent approach to patient care.

To communicate effectively with patients and carers tomaximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of their stroke.Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaininginformed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers toeffective communication may include loss of hearing, cognitive difficulties,expressive and receptive aphasia, pain and fear.

To assess capacity, gain validconsent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients wholack capacity to consent to treatment.

To help facilitate patients toself-manage their rehabilitation.

To take responsibility for appropriate delegation oftasks.

To train, supervise and manageperformance of assistant practitioners, therapy assistants and students, withassistance from more senior members of the team. This will include the use of formalappraisal documentation.

To maintain up-to-date knowledge ofthe full stroke care pathway.

Professional

To maintain own clinical professional development(CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporatethem as necessary into your work.

To be an active member of the in-service trainingprogramme by the attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials,training sessions, external courses and reflective practice.

To communicate effectively and workcollaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure deliveryof a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service.This will include case conference and medical reports. To provide teaching/training to other membersof the multidisciplinary team.

To participate in the staff appraisal scheme andpersonal development.

To undertake the measurement and evaluation of yourwork and current practices through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects,audit and outcome measures. To make recommendations for and assist with change.

To demonstrate a sound understanding of ClinicalGovernance and Risk Management and apply to work situation.

Organisational

To be responsible for a designatedarea of work, as agreed with the Team Leader. To plan and organise this efficiently withregard to patient management and use of time.

To decide priorities for own work,balancing other patient related, professional and service demands.

To be responsible for ensuring theeffective selection and use of all treatment resources.

To be responsible for equipment used in carrying outclinical duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence touse equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others throughteaching, training and supervision of practice including manual handling inaccordance with professional guidelines.

To maintain concise, accurate,comprehensive and up-to-date documentation in a timely manner in line withlegal and departmental requirements, including letters and reports asappropriate.

To be actively involved in thecollection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department.

To be aware of the Health and Safetyaspects of your work and implement any policies which may be required toimprove the safety of your work area, including the prompt recording andreporting of accidents / incidents to senior staff, and ensuring that equipmentused is safe.

To comply with the organisational anddepartmental policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing andupdating as appropriate.

Toundertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the Band 7Team Leader and Line manager.

To deputise for the Band 7 Specialist Occupational Therapist.

All roleswithin East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate ourValues and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide topatients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staffshould consider these as an essential part of their job role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that wecan all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our SignatureBehaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build astrong culture. Our four SignatureBehaviours are: Compassion- We Listen, We Learn,We Lead| Action - MyAccountability, My Responsibility | Respect - RespectOur Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of relevant post graduate courses/CPD in neurology or rehabilitation
• Membership of relevant specialist group e.g. RCOT SSNP
• Clinical Educators course

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner, organising, prioritising and delegating workload as appropriate
• Good communication skills, including empathy, motivational and assertiveness skills
• To be able to work well with others
• To be able to pass on skills and knowledge and also learn from others
• Ability to work flexibly across clinical areas and adapt to the needs of the service
• Working knowledge of clinical governance/current topics in the NHS
• Knowledge of stroke pathology, symptoms, neuroplasticity and risk factors
• Relevant clinical courses
• Knowledge of SystmOne and Microsoft Office, Virtual working platforms
• Evidence of taking initiative, taking lead role
• Critical appraisal
• Supervisory skills
• Ability to teach / train / coach
• Student clinical supervision skills

Experience

• Band 5 experience which includes relevant work in a variety of settings, community and / or acute within specialities of stroke, neurology and multi-pathology
• Experience of variety of assessment skills within different clinical areas, including standardised assessments
• Evidence of involvement in service development, e.g., working on projects
• Worked as a band 6
• Rehabilitation ward/community experience
• Cognitive Rehabilitation Training
• Basic Psychology training
• Health Coaching/ Motivational interviewing skills
• Posture, wheelchair and seating assessment

Personal Attributes

• Recognises limitations and knows when to ask for help
• Self-directional learning
• Forward thinking
• Able to work under pressure with a positive approach
• Evidence of interest / motivation to work for East Coast Community Healthcare
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.
• Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together)
• Ability to reflect and evaluate own performance
• Interest in research and / or audit
• Experience of change process
• To be flexible to new ways of working

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.

Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist