Senior Occupational Therapist (XR06)

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service organization in Leeds is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join their team at the Children's Hospital. The role involves working with children in various clinical settings, providing comprehensive assessments and interventions. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and experience in pediatric care, as well as strong communication and clinical skills to support children's rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• A range of post qualification experience as an Occupational Therapist in a physical setting.
• Experience of working with children.
• Demonstrate continued professional development and up to date clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload working within a team of Occupational Therapists.
• Provide holistic, goal-focused assessment and interventions for children.
• Supervisor and support Occupational Therapists and students.

Skills

Ability to take responsibility

Flexible approach

Communication

Problem solving

Clinical reasoning

Time management

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy / or equivalent

HPC registration

Job description

Anotherexciting opportunity has become available on our popular Band 6 rotationwithin the Childrens OT service at The Leeds Childrens Hospital.

Therotation covers both inpatient and outpatient services, treating childrenwithin wards, outpatient clinics and via home and school visits.

Experiencewill be gained within several clinical areas of acute Paediatrics includingRheumatology, Chronic Pain, Neurology, Neuromuscular, Oncology, Neurodevelopmental babies, Orthopaedics and general medicine/surgery. We are alsocurrently collaborating with the adult neurosciences team to establish anadditional area to the rotation where you can gain experience working withadults with neurological conditions, further enriching your skills andknowledge in neuro rehab.

Ourmission is to make a positive difference in children's lives through the useof specialist, individualised and fun therapy in partnership with the MDT,the child and their family.

Main duties of the job

Carrya caseload working within a team of skilled occupational therapists and thewider multidisciplinary team.

Workwith OT and MDT colleagues providing holistic, goal focused assessment andinterventions for children and their families. Interventions could include:

neurologicaland cognitive assessment/rehab, posture management, fatigue and painmanagement, management of spasticity/tone, hand assessment/therapy andsplinting.

Interventionsmay take place within the hospital, home or school environment.

Gainexperience in the treatment of children with complex conditions andco-morbidities

Supportthe wider team, taking an active role in service development

Deputizingfor the Band 7 where appropriate.

Providetraining and supervision to junior staff and undergraduate students.

Becommitted to personal, staff and service development through supervision,appraisal, training, research and audit.

About us

TheChildrens Occupational Therapy team work across Leeds Childrens Hospital,covering both inpatient wards and outpatients. Our core hours are Monday-Friday 8:00-4:00 flexible working patterns can be considered.

Weare a very friendly and supportive team, working together to provide thehighest quality of care to our patients. We are highly committed tosupporting CPD and wellbeing of staff.Our mission is to make a positive difference in children's livesthrough the use of specialist, individualised and fun therapy in partnershipwith the MDT, the child and their family.

LeedsChildrens Hospital provides services to Children and families from withinthe city of Leeds and regionally. As we are a Teaching Hospital andspecialist centre for many services, you will gain experience working withrare and complex conditions making this is an exciting and dynamic place towork.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Towork within the Occupational Therapy Service, providing effectiveOccupational Therapy intervention to various clinical areas

Tomanage autonomously a clinical workload at a specialist level: assessing andtreating patients and maintaining associated records.

Todevelop and apply specialist knowledge, gained from past experience, on thejob experience and specialist training.

Toprovide a patient-focused service following the Occupational Therapy process(screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes, implement andevaluate treatment programmes, monitor and discharge) and using OccupationalTherapy core skills.

Tosupervise and support Occupational Therapists.

Todelegate work to, supervise and support Occupational Therapy Support Staff.

Tosupervise and educate Occupational Therapy Students.

Toact as a specialist Occupational Therapy resource for colleagues, carers andpatients.

Tobe actively involved in team and service developments including audit andresearch.

Thetrust acknowledges and supports the statements laid down by the Code ofEthics and Professional Conduct (College of Occupational Therapy). The postholder will be professionally accountable to Health Professions Council, andaccountable contractually to their employer and to the law for their actions.

JobPurpose

Towork within the Occupational Therapy Service, providing effectiveOccupational Therapy intervention to various clinical areas

Tomanage autonomously a clinical workload at a specialist level: assessing andtreating patients and maintaining associated records.

Todevelop and apply specialist knowledge, gained from past experience, on thejob experience and specialist training.

Toprovide a patient-focused service following the Occupational Therapy process(screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes, implement andevaluate treatment programmes, monitor and discharge) and using OccupationalTherapy core skills.

Tosupervise and support Occupational Therapists.

Todelegate work to, supervise and support Occupational Therapy Support Staff.

Tosupervise and educate Occupational Therapy Students.

Toact as a specialist Occupational Therapy resource for colleagues, carers andpatients.

Tobe actively involved in team and service developments including audit andresearch.

Thetrust acknowledges and supports the statements laid down by the Code ofEthics and Professional Conduct (College of Occupational Therapy). The postholder will be professionally accountable to Health Professions Council, andaccountable contractually to their employer and to the law for their actions.

JobDimensions

ClinicalResponsibilities

Thispost holder will be responsible for providing complex occupational therapyintervention in a specific clinical speciality.

Thepost holder will work as an autonomous practitioner addressing occupationaltherapy performance skills, social context and activity demands incollaboration with patients, carers and colleagues.

Clinicalintervention may take place in a variety of settings including wards, therapydepartments, clinics, peoples homes, work places, community facilities,child care and educational establishments.

Thework involves close liaison with the multi-disciplinary team and communitybased health and social care providers.

Thepost holder is responsible for financial and physical resources forexample,use of equipment store systems such as Leeds Equipment Service, pettycash.

Principalduties and responsibilities are listed in section 9.

TeamResponsibilities

1.Management,supervision and support of Occupational Therapists, Support Staff andStudents.

1. Deputising for Band 7

2. Routine organisation and maintenanceof the department/section

3. Participation in projects andlong-term team developments

4. To offer continuity to HeadOccupational Therapist and colleagues in the team

5. Leading and participating inin-service training

6. To attend bi-monthly seniors meetingsto evaluate and develop the service.

7. To promote changes to policies,procedures and practices within the specialist clinical area as identified inthe team plan

8. Responsibility for checking andcleaning equipment in line with Trust and services health and safety policies

COREBEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS

Toa specialist level:

1.Writtenand Verbal Skills

1. Ability to maintain clear lines ofappropriate communication

2. Ability to work as part of a Team (OTand MDT)

3. Interpersonal Skills

4. Problem-Solving Skills

5. Clinical Reasoning

6.AnalyticalSkills

7. Presentation Skills

8. Facilitation Skills

9. Coaching Skills

10. Computer Skills

11. Time Management and ability toprioritise

12. Ability to Delegate

13. Effective Supervision

14. Ability to work within flexible hours

15. Ability to initiate and takeresponsibility for personal development

16. Ability to ensure that others takeresponsibility for their personal development

17. Links with relevant specialist sectionand other networks

18. Ability to work in a changingenvironment

19. Negotiation within limitations ofservice

20. Ability to work under pressure

21. Assertiveness Skills

22. Ability to move and handle patients

24. Ability to promote OccupationalTherapy

26. Initiative

27. Empathy and Sensitivity

28. Ability to influence and persuade

31. Ability to maintain confidentiality

32. Ability to promote and practiceclinical governance

COREKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Toa specialist level:

1.OccupationalTherapy Process screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes,implement and evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and plan discharge

1. Apply relevant theory and modelsof Occupational Therapy

2. Assess motor, perceptual, cognitive,emotional and psycho-social componentsof occupational performance

3. Awareness of Risk Assessment andManagement

5. Understanding of functionalimplications of illness and disability

6. Disability Rights and Legislation

7. Awareness of the matrix of agenciesinvolved in the delivery of services

8. Awareness of the facets of clinicalgovernance

9. Organisational Awareness

10. Diversity Awareness

12. Relevant national and professionalguidelines, standards and frameworks

13. Relevant clinical conditions andprognosis

14. Specialised treatment techniques

15. Relevant standardised assessment

16. Provision and fitting of adaptiveequipment

17. Fieldwork Education Training

PRINCIPALDUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical

1.Toaccept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients.

1. To deliver a service using theOccupational Therapy process (screen referrals, assess and plan treatmentprogrammes, implement and evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and plandischarge) and core skills.

2. To assess capacity, gain validinformed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework withpatients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

3. To establish individual patients,plan and carry out effective Occupational Therapy intervention to aspecialist level, in the most appropriate environment taking into accounteach patients individual physical, social and emotional needs

4. To work autonomously, with mostlyindirect supervision.

5. To interpret and analyse at anadvanced level, clinical and non-clinical information across a range ofconditions.

6. To use advanced investigative andanalytical skills.

7. To use clinical reasoning, criticalthinking and analysis to develop individual goals and interventions whichoptimise functional ability.

8. To plan and prioritise clinical work.

9. To delegate work to support staff andobtain feedback from delegated tasks.

10. To use a range of verbal andnon-verbal communication tools/strategies to communicate complex informationeffectively to patients/carers. This may include patients/ carers who mayhave difficulties in understanding or communicating.

11. The information may relate toprognosis and rehabilitation outcomes.

12. To utilise strategies of persuasionand motivation to ensure patients engage in intervention.

13. To adopt a key role in complexdischarge management, communicating appropriate information and acting as anadvocate for patient/carers.

14. All recommendations should focus onoccupational performance and risk management in the patients own environment.

15. To refer to internal and externalagencies relevant to the patients needs using designated referral systems.

16. To liaise with and work incollaboration with internal and external agencies.

17. To act as a specialist resource forinformation and support to patients, carers and others.

18. To ensure safe use of equipment byself and others.

19. To be able to work stressfulenvironment.

20. To be able to impart difficult andunwelcome information regarding rehabilitation outcomes and support services.

21. To be able to deal effectively withemotional and/or aggressive patients/carers.

22. To participate in ward rounds, caseconferences and meetings as required.

23. To record interventions accurately andtimely using team/trust documentation complying with Occupational Therapyguidelines and legislative requirements.

24. To complete activity data usingteam/trust documentation and outcome measures.

25. To provide written reports complyingwith Occupational Therapy guidelines and legislative requirements.

26. To promote Occupational Therapy as atreatment medium and ensure high Occupational Therapy profile.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HPC registration
• Degree in Occupational Therapy / or equivalent
• Fieldwork education training

Experience

• A range of post qualification experience as an Occupational Therapist in a physical setting
• Experience of working with children
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Demonstrate continued professional development and up to date clinical skills
• Knowledge of equipment.
• Knowledge of child development
• Awareness of clinical governance

Skills & behaviours

• Able to take responsibility
• Flexible approach
• Able to self motivate
• Approachable and friendly
• Creative
• Mature and adaptable
• Team Worker
• Time management
• Able to prioritise
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Clinical Reasoning
• Able to move and handle patients and equipment in line with Trust and service guidelines
• Teaching and Coaching

Additional Requirements

• Initiate and take responsibility for personal development of self and others
• Able to supervise others
• Ability to work flexible hours on request

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.