Senior Triage Clinician (Occupational Therapist)

Herefordshire And Worcestershire Health And Care Nhs Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Urgent Community Response team in the Worcestershire SPA, Worcester. You will triage referrals, work with Neighbourhood Teams, and support end-of-life pathways across multiple sites.

Applicants must hold HCPC registration and a degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy, with a record of CPD. Flexible hours and MDT collaboration are required.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Postgraduate CPD evidenced in portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Triage UCR referrals and manage caseload.
• Liaise with neighbourhood teams and partners to coordinate care.
• Provide education and support to Worcestershire UCR staff and partners.
• Work flexible shifts across 7:30–18:30, including weekends/bank holidays.

Skills

Autonomous decision-making

Time management

Collaborative teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary

This post is open to current employees of the Trust only

We are seeking Senior Triage Clinicians who have a passion for Urgent Community Response (UCR) to be based in the Worcestershire SPA based at Kings Court 2, Worcester. The post holder would be expected to work closely with the Neighbourhood Teams and system wide colleagues to triage referrals from professionals and facilitate appropriate care for patients and accessing alternative pathways to avoid unnecessary admissions/ambulance call outs. You would be expected to work shifts across 07.30-18.00 with regular weekend and Bank Holiday working This is an exciting and rapidly developing area of work with the aim of improving patient experience with particular focus for those at end of life as well as making positive impacts on system pressures, in particular to support colleagues in West Midlands Ambulance Service and in the A&E departments across the county. This post could be filled by a Nurse or Physiotherapist also - these are being advertised under separate job reference numbers.

Main duties of the job

• The ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels
• Working flexibly to provide the service delivery need across the local area (the service operates from 7:30am - 6:00pm, Monday to Sunday including bank holidays)
• An enthusiastic, motivated and innovative thinker to become part of a primary care facing community
• The ability to work autonomously and manage your own case load whilst supervising others and working within a multi-disciplinary team
• The ability to problem solve and manage time effectively
• Experience of working in a fast paced and varied environment
• The ability to travel to deliver care services as required

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Job responsibilities

To triage UCR referrals that are received via the central UCR Hub with particular focus on Palliative Care and End of Life referrals. You will be responsible for triaging referrals for all 12x Neighbourhood Teams across Worcestershire, being able to make skilled judgement and quick and safe decisions as to suitability of referrals. You will then need to liaise with neighbourhood Teams regarding the management of the visits and individual NT demand and capacity escalating to operational UCR and SPA Lead as appropriate. You will be expected to build strong relationships with relevant staff within the neighbourhood Teams as well as relevant stakeholders including Hospice, Specialist Palliative Care Team to enable current pathways to be mapped and strengthened with the aim of providing a standard response to partner organisations for those patients requiring end of life/palliative care in the community. You will be expected to undertake daily calls with West Midlands Ambulance Service to identify and triage patients who may be suitable for NT management. As this is a new and developing service you will be expected to contribute to service development and be able to reflect and feedback constructively and manage rapidly changing situations. To provide in-reach support and education into Worcestershire Royal Hospital. You will be expected to work shift patterns across the operational hours of 07.30-18.30 including regular weekend and Bank Holiday working. For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree / diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Current registration with HCPC
• Evidence of relevant post graduate courses / Continual Professional Development maintained in portfolio

Experience

Essential

• A range of post graduate experience including work in a variety of physical and/or mental health settings / specialities Experience of working in a multidisciplinary / interdisciplinary team
• Recent experience in a community setting
• Experience of caseload management and prioritisation

Knowledge

Essential

• A range of evidence based Occupational Therapy clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to specialism
• Understanding of professional and ethical boundaries and code of conduct
• Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the professional groups within an integrated team

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work proactively with other agencies to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, but liaise closely with and work across the multidisciplinary integrated team
• Ability to organise, prioritise and time manage own workload including use of effective delegation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).