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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
Occupational Therapist- FrailtyBand 6 or developmental band 5-6 role
If you want a warm and welcoming team, and you are you interested in Frailty and Elderly care, then look no further. We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated and highly enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Frailty team.
You will be working as a Specialist Band 6 or within a developmental band 5 to 6 role. You will support a Band 5 Occupational Therapist and Band 3/4 Therapy Assistants across the frailty and care of the elderly wards. You will work alongside the MDT to support timely discharges for patients with long term and complex health needs. Part of the role will be supporting the Band 7 in service development initiatives and assisting the Team Manager, ensuring junior staff are supported in their roles. We offer regular supervision and actively encourage progression onto clinical leadership programmes to develop and enhance skills in this area.
To work autonomously to manage a defined patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To utilise advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.
- To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment, hearing, visual or speech impairment.
- To undertake clinical assessment, taking into account all relevant information and clinical reasoning to formulate evidence based individualised treatment plans in agreement with the patient.
- To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
- To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.
- To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards, and local policies and procedures.
- To record and submit clinical activity data as required by the Trust in an accurate and timely manner.
- To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from the caseload, liaising with other agencies as required.
- To be responsible for safe and competent use of equipment including the provision of support, education and training to other staff, patients and carers as required.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Latham Job title: Band 7 Occupational Therapist Email address: Telephone number:
Occupational Therapist- Frailty
Band 6 or developmental band 5-6 role
If you want a warm and welcoming team, and you are you interested in Frailty and Elderly care, then look no further. We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated and highly enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Frailty team.
You will be working as a Specialist Band 6 or within a developmental band 5 to 6 role. You will support a Band 5 Occupational Therapist and Band 3/4 Therapy Assistants across the frailty and care of the elderly wards. You will work alongside the MDT to support timely discharges for patients with long term and complex health needs. Part of the role will be supporting the Band 7 in service development initiatives and assisting the Team Manager, ensuring junior staff are supported in their roles. We offer regular supervision and actively encourage progression onto clinical leadership programmes to develop and enhance skills in this area.
To work autonomously to manage a defined patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Latham Job title: Band 7 Occupational Therapist Email address: Telephone number:
Band 6 or developmental band 5-6 role
If you want a warm and welcoming team, and you are you interested in Frailty and Elderly care, then look no further. We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated and highly enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Frailty team.
You will be working as a Specialist Band 6 or within a developmental band 5 to 6 role. You will support a Band 5 Occupational Therapist and Band 3/4 Therapy Assistants across the frailty and care of the elderly wards. You will work alongside the MDT to support timely discharges for patients with long term and complex health needs. Part of the role will be supporting the Band 7 in service development initiatives and assisting the Team Manager, ensuring junior staff are supported in their roles. We offer regular supervision and actively encourage progression onto clinical leadership programmes to develop and enhance skills in this area.
To work autonomously to manage a defined patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To utilise advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.
- To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment, hearing, visual or speech impairment.
- To undertake clinical assessment, taking into account all relevant information and clinical reasoning to formulate evidence based individualised treatment plans in agreement with the patient.
- To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
- To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.
- To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards, and local policies and procedures.
- To record and submit clinical activity data as required by the Trust in an accurate and timely manner.
- To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from the caseload, liaising with other agencies as required.
- To be responsible for safe and competent use of equipment including the provision of support, education and training to other staff, patients and carers as required.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Latham Job title: Band 7 Occupational Therapist Email address: Telephone number:
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