Senior Occupational Therapist inBracknell inBracknell PUBLISHED 11 SEP 2024

Job Overview



Senior Occupational Therapist (special interest in Rehabilitation/Orthopaedics) - 37.5hrs/ week
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We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our rehabilitation team as Band 6 OT based at Heathlands Bracknell.

We are looking for dynamic, professional and enthusiastic Occupational Therapists with a special interest in rehabilitation to join our friendly & supportive team. The team is led by a B8 Physiotherapist/ward manager but includes , senior and junior PT's and well as therapy practitioners.

We have great CPD opportunities within the Trust and support by practice development to facilitate development in relation to complex care.


Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.


Main duties of the job

Heathlands Rehabilitation Unit is receiving patient requiring rehabilitation from Frimley Park Hospital and other sites so caseloads are varied and offer plenty of opportunity for you to use your existing skills and continue to learn new ones.

The main responsibilities of the role include clinical and education / support of colleagues within the team, rehabilitation and discharge planning of patients presenting with variety of complex medical and social needs.

We have a strong EDI culture and welcome applicants who will continue to contribute to the power of diversity we want in our teams to help us deliver our best services to our population.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.


Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities



KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:



Clinical (CN)

• Take responsibility for managing patient caseload and following the OT process.
• Diagnosis of specific complex conditions in relation to the OT process.
• Provide functional treatment for both in-patients, out-patients, community-based patients, individuals and groups.
• Plan treatment programmes covering all aspects of functional rehabilitation.
• Assess patients’ activities of daily living, interpret the assessment results, and modify the treatment.
• Work single-handedly in providing training in daily living skills for patients and following them up at home or into the community where appropriate.
• Make complex clinical decisions regarding patient care.
• Provide clinical advice to the OT team on their given speciality.
• Identify and complete the referral process to other disciplines as required.
• Identify the need for and carry out standardised tests with the patients, interpret the findings and plan treatment.
• Take responsibility for planning, undertaking and completing home assessments when required.
• Assess, recommend and organise provision of adaptive equipment, minor adaptations, wheelchairs and services as appropriate to individual patients.
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical risk and reporting untoward incidents both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate a physical ability to carry out OT interventions and therapeutic handling. (There is a frequent requirement to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during a day.)
• Responsible for the safe use of equipment used in carrying out OT duties, adhering to the department’s Medical Devices Policy – this includes competency and accuracy to use equipment.
• Frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions e.g. bodily fluids, including urine and faeces, unpleasant smells and occasional exposure to hostility in the form of verbal and physical aggression. There may also be exposure to vermin and parasites especially on home assessments.
• Exposure to distressing circumstances e.g. patients with chronic disease and those receiving palliative care.
• Communication (CO)

• Communicate relevant information on patients’ conditions and performance to the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
• Liaise with other hospital disciplines, as appropriate, and with community MDTs regarding care and progress.
• Instruct and guide staff in the use of therapeutic activities in relation to their given caseload.

• Instruct and guide individuals and groups of patients in the use of therapeutic activities, equipment and services.
• Train and educate patients and carers in the use of therapeutic equipment, health promotion, and lifestyle skills.
• Provide relevant information, written and oral, for documents relating to patients’ progress.
• Liaise with patients’ relatives regarding on-going progress and discharge plans.
• Liaise and negotiate with internal and external agencies in the provision and follow-up of equipment, minor adaptations wheelchairs and services.
• Communicate with palliative care patients and their relatives regarding their changing ability.
• Use interpreters when required to ensure effective communication occurs with patients who are hard of hearing or do not understand / speak enough English for the purpose of consent and co-operation for treatment.
• Liaise with other hospital disciplines regarding the OT staffing of their area to facilitate efficient working.
• Documentation (DC)
• Maintain and organise records of patients’ treatments in line with department’s and College of Occupational