Senior Community Occupational Therapist

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work with Community Post covid MDT team in Ealing and Hillingdon Borough and also support triage. The MDT Is supported by GP, Psychologist and Respiratory physiotherapist. This is a permanent post for 30 hrs a week. The Occupational Therapist will be supporting vocational rehab, fatigue - brain fog management, breathlessness management, MDT case reviews and undertaking triage, Clinics will be based in Ealing and Hillingdon along with some telephone appointments including use of digital app and triage.

The service is now renamed as Post Infection Conditions Service formerly known as Post Covid rehabilitation service. The service works closely with ICB and with other boroughs across North West London, supporting triage and participating in regular NWL borough based IST. Clinical support is available from Senior Occupational therapist and also from service lead. There is access to local and borough wide training and shadowing of medical clinics as part of CPD.

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly skilled occupational therapy assessment, education, advice and treatment to adult patients referred to post covid rehabilitation and support pulmonary rehabilitation and other community services if required and work to the standards set by BAOT and HCPC.

To Triage / screen and assess referrals at the Single point of access, including gathering medical history from GP records/referrer and identifying if appropriate or not; establish priorities and assign to appropriate pathways.

To participate in weekly Multidisciplinary team meetings with other colleagues for complex case reviews.

To undertake patient management/treatment in a variety of settings utilising a range of methods to do this e.g. individually or group therapy/rehabilitation interventions, face to face, virtual and app-based technology .

To provide assessment and treatment of Post covid patients and chronic respiratory conditions that are referred to the service for fatigue, Cognitive issues, breathlessness vocational rehab support.

Participate and lead in audits and service development.

Maintain accurate documentation on electronic patient records including discharge letters, clinic updates letters and clinic notes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assess, diagnose and develop individual care/treatment plans for a range of conditions, some of which will be highly complex or will be for patients with complex clinical and social needs.

To be responsible for reassessing patients care as treatment progress and alter treatment programme as appropriate.

To undertake highly specialist assessment and treatment of patients who may present with long term multiple conditions or with complex presentations of fatigue, brain fog, low mood.

To be able to prioritise on needs-based care approach.

To demonstrate excellent communication within MDT and other stakeholders.

To participate in local and cross borough Inservice training, deliver training and promote the service

To keep accurate up-to-date records on patient care and equipment provision, which comply with quality standards of Trust/Professional/Service policies, meet legal requirements and that can be shared with colleagues and carers when appropriate.

To ensure a high standard of clinical and professional practice.

Please see attached Job description for full details of duties and responsibilities

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.