The post holder will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, develop enhanced clinical skills, supervise staff and students, and adapt treatment modalities based on individual patient needs. Additionally, the role involves maintaining high-quality documentation, collaborating with various healthcare professionals, and contributing to clinical governance and quality standards within the Trust. The position may require participation in a 7-day working pattern and adherence to professional conduct regulations established by relevant governing bodies.
The Medicine Rehabilitation Wards at Rugby St Cross Hospital are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to support the recovery and rehabilitation of our medical patients.
The majority of the caseload will be patients who have transferred from the Coventry Site and will be working towards recovery and optimising abilities to support successful discharges back into the community.
If you have an interest and skills in hospital based therapy, with a focus on frailty, acute illness recovery, complex discharge planning, then this may be the opportunity for you!
As a Band 6 into a new role, you will be supernumerary for 2 weeks. This will allow you to get to know the team, service and Trust and highlight any training needs.
If you are interested, please contact us for further information, a tour of our facilities or a chat with our team.
The post holder will manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and / or complex needs, using evidence-based practice and client-centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a defined clinical setting.
The post holder will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice and service development within the area.
The post holder will ensure development of staff and students through supervision, training, and appraisal.
To manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and / or complex needs, using evidence-based practice with client centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
To support the learning and development of students and staff
To develop enhanced clinical skills and knowledge in an area of interest linked with patient cohorts (e.g. cognition, specific clinical condition, prehabilitation / acute rehabilitation)
To participate in 7-day working patterns as required
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for more details
About us
- Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
- Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients, provide advanced therapeutic assessment & evaluation, and provide detailed written treatment plans with patient centered goals working within ward / department areas.
- 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
- 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.
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