Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work within the acute therapy service, developing effective clinical contribute to clinical practice in the team in line with current evidence base.
• Interventions within the specialty of medicine and elderly care in order to aid safe discharge
• To manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients / clients at a
• Specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records

To have specialist assessment and treatment skills in the areas listed but not  limited to:

*Physical rehabilitation through exercise and function                         

*Assessment of risk for discharge   

*Complex psychosocial assessment of patients and carers

*Discharge and transfer of care planning and co-ordination

*Assessment of the home / discharge environment

*Assessment for assistive equipment and adaptation

*  Falls assessment and treatment

* Crisis intervention

* Cognitive and perceptual deficits

• To apply evidence based knowledge within the specialist clinical area acquired through experience and academic study to a specialist post graduate level.
• To act, within the acute therapy service, as a resource and provide advice for colleagues within the MDT about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients / clients who have a multi-pathological illness and/or complex psychosocial need.
• Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other professionals and to work collaboratively with health and social care community and acute colleagues.
• To work with other members of the MDT to ensure effective care pathways and transfer of care / discharges.
• To proactively and appropriately facilitate a seamless transfer of care and continuing therapeutic management of medical and elderly care patients between care settings.
• To work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary manner within the MDT, being able to aspects of blurred boundary working, where appropriate.
• debate the blurring of boundaries across professions and where competent take on
• To develop specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for medical and elderly care patients in the acute hospital setting.
• To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the service.
• to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency
• To participate in the supervision process with staff on a daily basis and for students as required.
• To ensure a high standard of patient care is provided including implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work undertaken.
• To provide specialist assessment and advice for the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in MDT meetings as appropriate.
• To be a manual handling key trainer.