Rotational Occupational Therapist

NHS Jobs; Rochford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an Occupational Therapist to deliver community-based occupational therapy within general and complex medical conditions. The role focuses on assessing, planning and implementing patient-centred treatment, tailoring care to individual needs through collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

You will support patient self-management, provide client education and care planning, and play an active role in ensuring timely referrals and high-quality service delivery within the

Qualifications

• Deliver occupational therapy within general/complex medical conditions.
• Plan and implement effective assessment and treatment programmes.
• Coordinate patient-centred goals with MDT colleagues.
• Empower patients for self-management and education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver occupational therapy within the community for patients with complex needs.
• Plan, implement and monitor treatment programmes to measure progress.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and carers to optimise outcomes.
• Onward referrals when additional input is required to meet clinical needs.
• Keep accurate documentation and contribute to governance and reporting.

Job description

Clinical

• To be responsible for delivery of Occupational Therapy within the area of general / complex medical conditions, prioritising clinical needs to provide an equitable and effective service.
• To be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with complex / variable needs, within a community setting.
• To plan and implement effective assessment and treatment programmes, using confident decision-making skills.
• To co-ordinate, implement and monitor patient-centred goals, as part of the overall treatment plan, using appropriate recognised assessment tools.
• To respond effectively to changing needs of the patient caseload, evaluating and modifying treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
• To prescribe appropriate standard / non-standard specialist equipment, obtaining authorisation where necessary.
• To apply appropriate understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice to patients, carers, members of the voluntary sector and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To empower patients to be actively involved in self-management through advice, education, coping strategies and therapeutic procedures.
• To seek advice from other relevant professionals to inform analysis and reasoning where appropriate, or when more complex needs or situations become apparent.
• To seek informal / formal support from senior colleagues to alleviate distressing or emotional situations.
• To identify and justify when a patient does not require Occupational Therapy intervention, but needs other professional input and referral to other services.
• To make appropriate onward referrals, to ensure identified clinical needs continue to be met after discharge from the service.
• To significantly develop knowledge of aids, adaptations and manual handling skills, to promote maximum independence.
• To evaluate treatment and use reflective practice within supervision to improve patient care and modify as required.
• To develop a good knowledge and application of risk assessment, including carrying out intervention within the community.
• To adhere to the NHS policies and procedures, including Health & Safety, Manual Handling and work regulations.
• To have knowledge and experience of the Care Quality Commission and participate in assessments, as required.

Communication

• To communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers and colleagues, demonstrating highly developed verbal and non-verbal skills to communicate often complex information, managing barriers to communication such as dysphasia, learning difficulties, cognitive or sensory difficulties.
• To provide advice and demonstration to clients and carers in the use of equipment and other techniques to optimise the clients functional ability, independence and safety.
• To undertake joint visits with other professionals, as required.
• To maintain patient confidentiality in all communications.
• To attend team meetings to ensure effective team communication.
• To liaise with external agencies to assess for and arrange provision of appropriate equipment and adaptations to maximise independence.
• Ensure that feedback and appropriate information is given to clients in a patient-centred manner.

Please also see the attached JD for further information on: Documentation Professional / Service Development Training / Supervision & Appraisal Clinical Governance, Quality & Standards Additional duties