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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST:

 Clinical or technical

 To take a leading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute medical illnesses. These patients often have complex and or chronic presentation.

To act as a lead specialist occupational therapy resource using highly developed clinical skills in theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.

To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload and use excellent clinical reasoning skills to utilise a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care using a range of interventions.

To use investigative and analytical skills, manual assessment techniques and diagnostic procedures to assess complex patients, formulate prognoses and recommend best course of  intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans.

To support less experienced staff with their patient caseload.

To have a high level of understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk and the use of treatment plans with an evidence-based link.

To set and maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence-based practice, keeping up to date with clinical developments, analysing current research, critiquing and implementing changes in clinical practice and encouraging this throughout the team.

To take responsibility for the writing of evidence based clinical guidelines and protocols as appropriate to the speciality and for regularly reviewing and updating those guidelines.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional activities working within codes of practice and professional guidelines.

To develop services in line with recent NHS initiatives and guidance.

To be aware of risks involved as part of delivering clinical care and manage this within own patient caseload.

To demonstrate physical ability to carry out assessments and interventions including manual and therapeutic handling techniques. This post involves frequent light to moderate physical effort.          

Leadership or managerial

Work in close conjunction with Clinical Lead for PT and OT for Medicine and other Band 7 Team Leads

To be jointly responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the occupational therapy and physiotherapy service to the medical wards and MFFD wards as the Trust reconfigures its bed base (This is currently a total of 5 wards altogether.).

Act as a role model and resource, providing information and promoting high standards of patient care, whilst working closely with other professionals

Supervise junior and senior staff within team.

Maintain the high standards of the service by contributing to the individual team and service objectives.

Demonstrate ability to manage potentially stressful and upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.

Demonstrate ability to prioritise clinical and managerial work and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires.

Participate in the appraisal scheme as an appraiser and to be appraised.

To work with the Therapy Managers in developing strategic and operational management of the Occupational Therapy Service.

Initiate and lead projects to develop services in line with recent NHS initiatives and guidance and in response to local demand.

Work as part of the Occupational therapy Team to provide an efficient and effective service.

Communication

Demonstrate ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news relating to their rehabilitation potential and gaining consent for treatment.

Assess patients’ understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Demonstrate ability to motivate patients to comply with extended periods of treatment.

Maintain accurate records in line with HCPC, RCOT, Trust and service standards and policies.

Attend staff meetings and actively participate ensuring understanding of information imparted.

Initiate and maintain good contact with local service both internally and externally.

Provide advice to other disciplines both internally and externally to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to care.

Ensure timely and effective communication with the Therapy Manager and Clinical Leads on all operational or professional matters.

Communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patient’s care, both those from within the organisation and those outside, to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working.

Education

Supervise and lead on the professional development and training of Occupational Therapists and other members of the team in the specialist field.

Undertake regular supervision with individuals to support clinical reasoning and to undertake joint problem patient sessions as facilitator and participant.

Take responsibility for the training of junior staff, students or assistants/technicians within own clinical area.

Participate in any training sessions as a recipient and facilitator.

Disseminate any training received to other staff and healthcare professionals.

Be actively involved in special interest groups to share and disseminate knowledge to colleagues.

 Information and reporting

 Ensure all Trust IT systems are used effectively, particularly the use of Electronic Patient Records is implemented and used to record patient notes and activity.

Collect & record data accurately in accordance with professional guidelines and ASPH Values.

 Research and Development

 Demonstrate the use of relevant information and research findings to support and promote evidence-based practice within the clinical area.

Promote clinical excellence through initiating & participating in setting, maintaining and monitoring standards of care within a clinical governance framework.

Participate in both clinical and organisational audit to continually evaluate the effectiveness of the service.

Feedback to appropriate stakeholders on the results, trends of audits and research undertaken.

Service improvement

Monitor and maintain acceptable standards of care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.