Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity to join UHCW within our Inpatient Surgical team. They are a dynamic team with multiple areas of interest. These include but are not limited to:

• Vascular
• Head and Neck
• Severe Intestinal Failure
• Gynae
• General Surgery (including Enhanced Care Unit)

As part of the growing surgical field, UHCW are involved in trials for improved care for our patients as well as enhanced surgical techniques. There is scope for this post to be part of an Acute rotation within the Inpatient service.

Please note we would consider a 5-6 development for the right candidate, with a 6 month development program.

Main duties of the job

• To manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and / or complex needs, using evidence-based practice with client centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
• To support the learning and development of students and staff
• To develop enhanced clinical skills and knowledge in an area of interest linked with patient cohorts (e.g. cognition, specific clinical condition, prehabilitation / acute rehabilitation)
• To help expand the occupational Therapy service within Surgery
• To participate in 7-day working patterns as required

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
• Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients, provide advanced therapeutic assessment & evaluation, and provide detailed written treatment plans with patient centered goals working within ward / department areas.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programs, taking on the role of care coordinator and/ or vocational lead where relevant.
• Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying, and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient.
• Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity.
• Work in accordance with RCOT & HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards.
• Establish and maintain effective communication networks with patients, carers, MDT, other workers and agencies across health, social care and the private sector locally and regionally.
• Contribute to the Trust and Group clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda, including the setting and monitoring of practice standards, clinical risk’s, CAE & Health & Safety.
• Take the lead for information management within area of responsibility to ensure high quality up to date written and electronic (where available) records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards & produce in a timely manner

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.