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Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in Bletchley, Milton Keynes
Home First are advertising for a fixed term, up to full time, Band 7 Occupational Therapist. This post will give great opportunity to provide valuable support and experience across the Home 1st Therapy pathways. A short term post working in both community and inpatient settings to demonstrate rehabilitation and supported discharge skills. We provide therapy assessments and interventions for community admission avoidance and intermediate care needs, discharge support to the local acute hospital and inpatient rehabilitation to the Seacole Virtual Community Hospital. This role will require you to provide comprehensive assessment, advice, treatment and discharge planning for people with complex and frail presentation on the Home 1st caseload. Do you need a change? Want to try something different? Want to boost your CV and skill set? Home 1st can provide a great experience for this. To provide Occupational Therapy assessments and deliver person centred rehabilitation and individualised goals. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. Working in the Community pathways, to facilitate early supported discharge from the acute hospital and Inpatient rehabilitation pathways. To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and other services within Home 1st, as well as outside agencies. Ability to work in capacity as a Trusted Assessor. Participate in development of integrated pathways. About us To be professional and legally accountable for all aspects of your work including the management of patients in your care. To use specialist professional and clinical knowledge across a range of procedures based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options, using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills. To undertake assessment of patients, with frail and complex presentation, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques in order to diagnose clinical need. To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To allocate and delegate work safely and appropriately to the therapy team. providing leadership responsibilities for service provision on a daily basis Support the inpatient teams with advice and training to meet the needs of a patient with complex presentation Ensure the participation of patients families and carers in decision making and planning mutually agreed objectives Use a range of verbal or non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients, relatives carers and other health and social care professionals to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. To manage clinical risk within the Home 1st therapy caseload. To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all appropriate equipment. Work collaboratively with the MDT with discharge planning. To comply and uphold standards of the HCPC and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities and to maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development. To be responsible for attending and participating in formal supervision, including clinical supervision, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and the standards of the RCOT. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development programmes to meet knowledge and competency requirements. To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures in conjunction with the Home 1st Lead Occupational Therapist. To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials and individual training sessions. To be responsible for planning own caseload, prioritising workload as situations arise. Acquire an understanding of CNWL-MK clinical and HR policy and procedures. To supervise designated team members and complete appraisals, maintaining accurate documentation.