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Location
Blackpool, Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
Please find attached Job Description and Specification for all details. Training, Knowledge and Experience Knowledge and skills acquired through previous experience working in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy and extended through Continuing Professional Development. Undertake competency training for specified duties, within Occupational Therapy. Attend mandatory training including moving and handling, basic life support, consent, fire, equality and diversity, child protection awareness etc. Participate and/or facilitate support staff forum. Demonstrate an awareness of policy and procedure affecting the post. Clinical Responsibilities Gain valid consent from the patient prior to undertaking any task and to inform and seek guidance from your supervisor if there are any concerns about the patients capability to give this. Undertake assessments and interventions within designated caseload. Provide general advice to patients, relatives and carers to enable an understanding of the aims of the prescribe intervention, ensuring there is a consistent approach to patient care and offering information on community services. Negotiate and agree functional treatment goals with the patient using a range of technical and creative skills. When visiting patients, representing the Occupational Therapy team, respond appropriately to patients and carers needs regarding all aspects of Occupational Therapy provision. Formulate Occupational Therapy treatment plans, moving, handling and positioning of patients to enable them to participate in treatment episodes and carry out activities of daily living. Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required in discussion with your supervisor where necessary. Be responsible for the agreed discharge of patients following completion of an episode of care. Use problem solving skills to adapt intervention and resolve difficulties that arise. Extend and develop skills related to a variety of clinical areas through practical experience. Visit patients in their own homes to assess for, fit and check daily living equipment and recommend minor living adaptations. Develop a rapport with patients to encourage their interest and participation in prescribed intervention. To work as a lone practitioner in a variety of community settings where there is a trust requirement to make decisions spontaneously within the Primary Care Trust Policies and Guidelines. Ensure you are aware of the systems in place in order to seek back up from qualified staff if required. Report to your named supervisor at agreed intervals outlining caseload progress, highlighted any problems and informing discharge. Administration and Communication Skills Be a member of multi-agency team, sharing information with team members and having an awareness of their systems. Communicate effectively with patients with complex communication difficulties and/or cognitive problems by utilising a variety of communication mediums. Responsible for documenting and maintaining records for episodes of care for designated caseload majority of which will be in electronic format. Be responsible for collection of clinical statistics. Having basic IT skills including email and Microsoft word. Participate in working parties as requested by senior Occupational Therapist. Participate in audit as requested by senior Occupational Therapist. Maintain the ability to concentrate and communicate effectively when faced with a variety of clinical and non clinical tasks. Liaise, co ordinate and facilitate multi-disciplinary and multi-agency referrals for patients. Education and Training Be responsible for the delegation of tasks to junior support staff and gaining feedback. Participate in the departmental Personal Development review system. Utilise supervision sessions offered by Senior Occupational Therapists. Participate in the education of junior support staff and students in developing competencies as requested by the senior Occupational Therapists. Participate in In-service training. Risk Management Be aware and fulfil responsibilities under the Health and Safety at work Act. Trust and departmental policies and procedures. Ensure that information is treated in accordance with confidentiality guidelines. Gain valid consent to intervention and have the ability to work with patients who lack the ability to give consent. Be aware of and implement risk management when completing community visits, especially in relation to aggressive hostile behaviour and act according to current policies. Have the ability to deal with unexpected events during the course of duties and complete untoward incident reports in line with Trust guidelines. Be aware of and comply with policies addressing Lone working risk to staff and environmental hazards e.g. unhygienic houses and poor environmental conditions including patients suffering from incontinence, patients and or relatives who can be verbally abusive. Confidentiality In the course of your duties you may have access to confidential information about patients, staff or health service business. On no account must such information be divulged to anyone who is not authorised to receive it. Confidentiality of information must be preserved at all times whether at or away from work. The Trust has in place a Whistleblowers Policy for staff wishing to express concerns.
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£25.15k - £27.6k per annum
