Specialist Occupational Therapist (ICRAS) - Urgent Care

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Liverpool is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist for the Urgent Care Unit. The role involves conducting holistic assessments, devising individualized treatment plans, and leading team members. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Occupational Therapy and experience in patient-centered care. This position offers the opportunity to make significant impacts on patient recovery and quality of care.

Qualifications

• Experienced in conducting assessments and developing treatment plans.
• Strong leadership skills within a clinical setting.
• Ability to adapt interventions based on patient progress.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive holistic assessments.
• Plan and implement patient-centered interventions.
• Liaise with family and medical professionals as necessary.

Skills

Holistic assessments

Patient-centered interventions

Risk management

Leadership and supervision

Education

Relevant Occupational Therapy qualification

Job description

Specialist Occupational Therapist (ICRAS) - Urgent Care

To undertake comprehensive holistic assessments, devise treatment plans individualised to patient needs, reviewing and adapting during patient journey from initial assessment through to discharge. To gain consent through engaging patients / clients through their therapy journey, enabling them to experience choice and as part of their recovery.

To prioritise designated Occupational Therapy referrals according to need, risk, and service capacity. To plan and implement patient-centred individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals, including sensory integration difficulties within ward/rehab hub setting.

To monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention. To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the patients' social and physical environment.

To provide clinical advice, expertise, and leadership within your team. To monitor and offer professional advice and leadership to all team members regarding their caseloads and working practices.

To ensure that the service user's care plan is developed to meet the assessed needs of the individual. To monitor, via performance management, the care plans developed for service users by all sector members to ensure they are appropriate and of a high standard.

To liaise with family members, carers, GPs, and other professionals as necessary when completing assessments and developing care plans. To be a point of contact for service users and carers with concerns regarding their care, making every effort to resolve these sensitively and promptly, referring to and informing the Team Manager as necessary.

To develop a risk management plan for service users under your care, considering contributions from other team members. Ensure all significant people are aware of and are acting on the risk management plan.

To monitor and work with all team members to ensure appropriate risk management and high-quality risk management plans. Understanding risk assessment, being able to assess risk, and complete management plans.

To lead the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users under your responsibility. Monitor and ensure high standards in the planning and delivery of Occupational Therapy activities, complying with The Royal College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, and promoting these in line with organisational public health policy.

To supervise sector members' caseloads and audit the provision of therapeutic activities for service users. Use skills gained through training and experience to de-escalate situations where service users become physically or verbally aggressive. Use judgement to determine if a service user requires assessment by a medic or hospital admission.

To handle situations where service users become anxious, hostile, or distressed. Ensure all sector members receive appropriate support following violent incidents and liaise with the Team Manager to implement any actions arising from such incidents.

To participate in and/or lead service user reviews, ensuring that needs are met and the team has all relevant information for clinical decisions. To develop care plans that enable service users to reach and maintain their optimal health and independence, facilitating community integration or return post-discharge.

To demonstrate an understanding of capacity and the Mental Capacity Act. Please see attached Job Description for the full list of responsibilities and duties.