Job details:
Banding: Band 6
Hourly Rate: £22.00-£24.00 per hour
Working Hours: 9:00 – 17:00
Payment methods: Umbrella
Contact Type: Locum
Contact Length: Ongoing
Job summary:
- To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment to patients
requiring Orthopaedic care at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
• Work is guided by precedent and clearly defined occupational policies and
procedures. The post holder is responsible for allocating work to and for supervising
the work of others.
• Maintain patient safety through rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust
policies for the prevention and control of infection, including hand hygiene. To
undertake appropriate mandatory training and updates in infection prevention and
control.
• As a registered occupational therapist, the post holder is required to comply with the
HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethics and the College of
Occupational Therapists Code of ethics and professional conduct.
To provide a comprehensive assessment of the patient.
• Assessment will involve specialist skills e.g. advanced clinical reasoning skills to
make the clinical judgements necessary to ensure all complex facts and situations
are considered. The post holder must ensure that interventions are based on
the sound principles of clinical need and priorities across the caseload. This will
include complex condition assessment, End of Life discharge co-ordination,
equipment assessment, and communication in complex/difficult social situations.
• To use specialised skills as appropriate e.g. acute complex case prioritisation and
OT assessment and treatment in an acute fluctuating work environment.
• To plan a treatment programme with the broad aim of enabling the patient to achieve
their maximum level of function and independence, with the overall aim of returning
the patient to usual occupations.
• To implement the treatment plan effectively and safely using the facilities and
equipment as treatment media. Complete activity analysis and provide specialist
advice as appropriate. On occasions to carry the case load of other therapists using
treatment plans that have been prepared e.g. during annual leave and sickness.
• To evaluate treatment outcomes for these patients to maintain and develop the
quality of service; use of outcome measures, reflective practice, audit, evidence
based practice and the evaluation of new equipment and materials. Monitor
standards of practice.
• Allocate workload within the therapy department. Plan and organise activities on a
daily basis. Supervise the work of junior staff to ensure the safety and quality of
care. Advise the line manager of any issues that need attention.
• Ensure that accurate statistical information is kept on patient contact
• To take an active role in the implementation of service development initiatives and
propose changes to working practice based on experience.
• To be involved in the teaching and training of staff, support workers, students and
visitors. To be involved in teaching on training events run by the department –
departmental in-service training, local, regional and national courses.
• To identify own area of need in knowledge and professional skills. To take
responsibility for own personal development by reading, study and attendance at
courses and other training events. Maintain own CPD file.
• To ensure the safe and effective use of resources and facilities. To ensure that the
clinical area is kept clean and tidy with safe use, maintenance and storage of
equipment and materials. To ensure that training in health and safety issues is
completed and regularly updated.
• As appropriate to be responsible for the ordering, storage, maintenance and safe,
efficient use of equipment and materials, ensuring that stock levels are appropriately
maintained. To organise and order specialised equipment for the patient as required.
- ensure that patients are taught the safe use of equipment, aids and appliances.
To arrange and undertake home, community and work visits as necessary. For this reason the therapist must have access on a daily basis to a suitable insured vehicle that will enable flexibility of timing to provide responsive home and community visits.
By following Trust policies in relation to Safeguarding Adults, staff will ensure that they work with other agencies to protect all adults from abuse at any time.
To safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in compliance with Trust and staff responsibilities under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004; to follow Trust safeguarding children and child protection policies and guidelines and undertake appropriate mandatory training and updates in safeguarding children/child protection.
• Respect and value the diversity of our patients, their relatives, carers and staff by committing to address the needs and expectations of the diverse communities we serve to provide high quality care and strive to make best use of talents and experience from our diverse workforce.
Communication and relationship skills
- To work as an effective multidisciplinary team member and maintain the effective exchange of information between members of the team, patients, relatives, carers and other health professionals as necessary, ensuring patient confidentiality at all times.
• Maintain the effective exchange of information between members of the team and patients, including relatives and carers as necessary. Ensure patient confidentiality at all times.
• Respect and value the diversity of our patients, their relatives, carers and staff by committing to address the needs and expectations of the diverse communities we serve to provide high quality care and strive to make best use of talents and experience from our diverse workforce.
• Provide or receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where there are barriers to understanding about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
• To accurately document treatment using department systems. To monitor and ensure the quality of documentation of patients in your own case load and of patients you have delegated to others e.g. junior staff, students. To use electronic information systems. To monitor quality of documentation against Trust and professional standards.
• To liaise and negotiate with colleagues, outside agencies and others for the overall care of the patient within the rehabilitation process.
• To be responsible for the professional and clinical supervision of the occupational therapy staff and students delegated to this post holder. To support the team through regular supervision and appraisal.
• To receive regular clinical and professional supervision and appraisal.
• To be aware of Trust wide professional and organisational issues.
• To be aware of and follow relevant Trust policies and guidance.
Planning and Organisational Skills
Evidence of effective time management skills, managing a busy and variable caseload in a pressurised environment with time limitations.
• Ability to plan own work and that of the delegated occupational therapy team.
• Ability to organise complex activities or programmes to provide a specialist occupational therapy service.
• Experience of managing other occupational therapy staff and students.
• Evidence of effective time management skills.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
• Judgment which involves complex facts or situations, which require the analysis,
interpretation and comparison of a range of options, including professional issues.
Patient/Client Care
• Responsibility for providing the specialised assessment and treatment of acute
Orthopaedic conditions including patients undergoing elective surgery on an inpatient and days case basis, trauma patients receiving emergency care, age related conditions, falls, End of Life, complex social circumstances and lower limb amputees.
• Responsible for the evaluation of treatment and quality of care to patients in your own case load and of patients you have delegated to others e.g. junior staff, students.
Budget Responsibilities
- Personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources, supporting the Team Leader and Advanced Clinical Practitioner to ensure the safe, efficient and effective running of the therapy service and deputise in their absence.
- Responsibility for the ordering, storage, maintenance and safe, efficient use of equipment and materials, ensuring that stock levels are appropriately maintained
Responsibilities for People or Training
- Responsibility for the day-to-day supervision and appraisal of delegated staff within the team, including temporary bank staff.
- Ensure high quality training and development of self and team members, including temporary staff, therapy assistants and students.
- Actively contribute to ensuring a highly motivated and committed workforce
Other Factors
MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE JOB
Providing a responsive, timely effective OT service in a demanding acute environment
- Working with flexibility, engaging initiative and managing interruptions and unforeseen circumstances.
- Working Conditions
- A variety of working conditions which include the hospital and the community. Likely to be exposed to unpleasant odours, uncontained bodily fluids and possible verbal and physical aggression.
- Physical Effort
Frequent requirement to exert light physical effort for several long periods during a shift
including the movement of equipment and materials and the participation in physical activity.
Mental Effort
Frequent requirement for prolonged concentration. Work pattern is unpredictable e.g. dealing with interruptions and staff issues.
Emotional Effort
Frequent exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances e.g. imparting unwelcome news.
Essential Candidate Criteria:
Trust Values: We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the Values of the organisation:
Person Centred and Safe
Professional
Responsive
Friendly
Progressive
Education, Qualifications and Training:
Diploma in Occupational Therapy or BSc (Hons)
Occupational Therapy or overseas equivalent
Evidence of relevant post graduate courses/CPD and reflective practice
Up to date professional development portfolio
Up to date manual and therapeutic handling training
Health Care Professions Council registration
Experience:
- Experience of supervising less experienced staff and students
- Experience in team leadership on a day-to-day basis including rota organisation
- Experience of managing difficult situations and conflict
- Post graduate experience, within the speciality of orthopaedics
- Experience of working without clinical supervision.
- Experience of telephone consultation, decision making and planning.
- Experience of balancing clinical and non-clinical priorities
- Experience of assessment of competency of other members of staff
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge and Skills:
NHS Constitution
- Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
- An awareness of relevant Health and Safety issues and the wider issues of Clinical Governance.
- Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development and the development of a personal professional portfolio.
- Demonstrate experience in orthopaedic rehabilitation. This will include the underpinning theoretical knowledge e.g. frames of reference, models of practice, anatomy, physiology, psychology and pathology.
- Working knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management orthopaedic conditions
- Ability to utilise a wide range of assessment, treatment techniques and provision of equipment
Blackstone Benefits:
- Assigned specialised recruitment consultant
- Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs
- Complete onboarding support
- Framework Rates
- Informed tailored career advice
- Personalised job alerts
- Unlimited referral bonus
- Prompt payroll
For further information on this role, please contact Kirsty Chasmer at Blackstone recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now.