Specialist Occupational Therapist, Neuro Rotation

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the summary below, please familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert. You will be required to:

Hold responsibility for your own caseload of patients requiring complex rehabilitation, working without direct supervision.

Contribute to the supervision and education of rotational occupational therapists, student occupational therapists, occupational therapy support staff and generic rehabilitation assistants.

Be professional and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care.

Undertake specialist assessments of patients with diverse or complex presentations and multi-pathologies using specialist analysis, clinical reasoning skills, manual assessment techniques and listening skills to receive complex and sensitive details from patients to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.

Formulate and deliver specialised occupational therapy treatment programmes based on specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, analysis and reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options

Be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change.

Communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health and social care sectors to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service and assist in developing comprehensive discharge plans.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
• Health Professional Council registration as an Occupational Therapist

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate training/courses in field of neurology

Other requirements

Essential criteria

• Flexibility to work elsewhere in Therapies or as required across all campuses
• Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle

Physical skills

Essential criteria

• Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation

Analytical/Judgement skills

Essential criteria

• Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of junior OT staff and support staff
• Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of complex patients
• Independently work through the OT process with complex patients.
• Able to use evidenced based practice to inform own practice and that of others

Planning/organisation skills

Essential criteria

• Able to plan own clinical activity to meet clinical needs of patients when demand exceeds capacity
• Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to support junior and support staff in this process

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of delegating to and supervising OT or rehabilitation support staff
• Experience of delegation and contributing to the operational management of the team
• Experience of contributing to the clinical education of less experienced staff or undergraduate OT students
• Clinical experience in neurology/stroke
• Post graduate experience in wide range of clinical areas
• Knowledge of national and local standards and RCOT guidelines
• Experience of contributing to service development

Desirable criteria

• Previous NHS Experience

Communication and relationship

Essential criteria

• Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
• Able to effectively use a range of written and verbal communication skills with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment
• Able to communicate patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to team working

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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