Specialist Occupational Therapist, Inpatient Rotation

NHS Jobs; Coventry; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Rotation. You will be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, managing clinical risk within your caseload and delivering specialist OT assessment, intervention and discharge planning aligned to patient-centered goals.

You will work as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team, contribute to team discussions, and take on care coordination or vocational lead

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Awareness of RCOT guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage autonomous caseload of patients with complex physical, cognitive and psychosocial needs, delivering specialist OT assessment, intervention and discharge planning aligned to patient-centered goals.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner within the MDT, contributing to team discussions and influencing care programs.
• Take the lead for care coordination or vocational lead roles where relevant.
• Carry out treatment using various modalities and clinical reasoning, recording outcomes and adapting interventions to patient needs.
• Maintain high quality written and electronic records in line with professional and Trust standards.

Job description

Specialist Occupational Therapist, Inpatient Rotation

Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload. Manage an autonomous caseload of patients with complex physical, cognitive and psychosocial needs, delivering specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and discharge planning, aligned to patient-centered goals Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programs, taking on the role of care coordinator and/ or vocational lead where relevant. Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying, and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient. Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity. Work in accordance with RCOT & HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards. Establish and maintain effective communication networks with patients, carers, MDT, other workers and agencies across health, social care and the private sector locally and regionally. Contribute to the Trust and Group clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda, including the setting and monitoring of practice standards, clinical risks, and Health & Safety. Take the lead for information management within area of responsibility to ensure high quality up to date written and electronic (where available) records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards & produce in a timely manner. For further details of the role please see the attached job description. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.