Job Role: X2 Occupational Therapist
Job Location: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary: £25 Per Hour
Working period: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 20:00
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Assignment period: 3-6 Months Ongoing
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
The post holder will be part of the Allied Health Professions (AHP) service providing Occupational Therapy and will work in a variety of settings.
This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served. The nature of the service will be determined by local service specifications.
JOB PURPOSE.
Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role
Demonstrate at all times the Trust Values
Be a specialist Occupational Therapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.
They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in clinical knowledge. They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in one of the following areas; rehabilitation, integrated community, community intervention and reablement.
Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Trust including the community and hospitals
Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems
Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
KEY RESPONSIBILIES Main duties and responsibilities
To adhere to and apply the Health and Care Professions Council's (HCPC) standards of proficiency and the College of Occupational Therapists (COT) code of ethics and professional conduct and all other relevant guidance from the HCPC , COT and the Partnership Trust.
To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.
To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust's equality values.
To use professional knowledge and judgement to take into account the range of care/support packages and treatment options available. To consider each service user's personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.
To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions and sets an example of good practice to other team members including skill sharing. For example moving and handling, risk assessments, functional capabilities, cognition.
To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of the service user and their carers offering reassurance and empathy, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information. This may be in regard to the nature/prognosis of their condition and implications of the same.
To work with individuals and carers who may find it difficult to engage with the service or aspects of the service resulting in uncooperative or challenging behaviour that has to be managed.
Benefits of working as an Occupational Therapist
Weekly Pay
Job Types: Full-time contract
Minimum Requirements for the Role
Occupational Therapist experience
Health & Care Professions Council
Right to work requirements
Passport
BRP
Sharecode
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK
If this sounds like something you could be interested in, apply now by emailing rs@foxmorrisgroup.co.uk or calling 0208 176 4043