Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Acute Stroke inKing's Lynn inKing's Lynn PUBLISHED
TUE 19 NOV 2024
The position requires advanced clinical reasoning skills to manage nuanced patient needs and ensure effective rehabilitation outcomes before discharge. Applicants are encouraged to visit the workplace to meet the team and see the facilities. Weekend work may be included in the rota, emphasizing the proactive and collaborative approach to patient care within this rehabilitation service.
Our Rehabilitation Service have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our proactive and forward-thinking Acute Stroke Therapy team.
As the successful post holder, you will work in an integrated team of PT's, OT's and unregistered staff on West Raynham Stroke Unit, which includes the whole inpatient stroke pathway of hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation areas. You will also work closely alongside the multidisciplinary team including Speech & Language Therapists, Dieticians, Clinical Psychologists, medical and nursing teams. It is highly expected that this will be a predominantly clinical role - working with patients and alongside junior colleagues. You will be expected to provide and support junior staff in providing, highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
We are very fortunate to have a large therapy gym with various pieces of equipment, and areas we can adapt within this space moving forward. Our ongoing aim is to give our stroke patients the best possible assessment and treatment and to optimise their rehabilitation before being discharged to an appropriate environment depending on their needs.
You will also develop and undertake robust systems and processes to ensure the delivery of a high-quality rehabilitation across the registered and non-registered workforce within the ward environment; and take the lead in the development of process to enable safe and timely flow of patients.
To be the lead Occupational Therapist with specific responsibility for the development and provision of the Occupational Therapy team within the acute stroke unit, including the training, supervision and appraisal of team members.
To lead in the advanced assessment and treatment of acute stroke patients, who will often have highly complex and/or chronic presentation, and often with barriers to communication.
To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to determine clinical diagnosis, treatment, onward referrals and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate Occupational Therapy input within the Acute Stroke Therapy team service, whilst working closely with the Team Lead, and delegating appropriately to the team as required.
You will be expected to contribute to a weekend working rota.
We would welcome any prospective applicant to come for a visit to see our working environment and meet the team prior to their application, if they would like to do so.
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