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Location
Lincoln, Lincolnshire | United Kingdom
Job description
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. This will include a balance of both generic and specific OT work. Working autonomously, managing their own caseload with oversight from the Lead Coordinator. Liaise with service users, providers, relatives and carers to gather information, inform them of the options available to them regarding discharge and then act as a link with other disciplines in establishing care needs for discharge. Assist and direct ward staff and medical staff in identifying service users that no longer require in-patient care and be the source of information on alternatives available and their capacity to accept. Utilising Specialist Knowledge of Discharge processes, CTRs and Transforming Care to coordinate and participate in the planning and organisation of complex care packages, through thorough analysis and balance of the needs of the service user and the service limitations. To work collaboratively with Social Care and Health to ensure health needs are effectively identified and met. To work flexibly across a 7 day week service if the need arises. To keep abreast of developments in Transforming care , new legislation and any other changes which will affect the care of service users. Support service users and carers in finding suitable placements liaising with social care colleagues and/or agencies ensuring that progress is made To work collaboratively with Social Care and Health to ensure health and occupational needs are effectively identified and met. To provide effective liaison between hospital and community based services. To assess carers and familys needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support. To manage referrals and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements. To communicate and liaise with others to ensure appropriate assessments, interventions and reviews are in place. Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them and/or their care givers to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour to facilitate discharge. Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk to facilitate discharge. To assess carers and familys needs and signpost or refer them to the relevant support. Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm. Enable individuals to develop independent living skills to facilitate discharge to their residence of choice. To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making.. To maintain accurate and timely clinical records.. To adhere to HCPC code of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation. To develop clinical practice having due regard to guidelines (for example N.I.C.E.) To demonstrate empowering leadership skills and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession. To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit. To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the Lead Co-ordinator. Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff to create networks that improve the pathway of care as patients are discharged acute services. Provide cover for colleagues during periods of sickness and annual leave. Participate in recruitment and selection. To provide highly specialised advice to service users, carers and other professionals in relation to discharge and repatriation.
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£28.41k - £42.62k per annum
