About this role
Job summary
Provide specialist occupational therapy for older patients attending falls, memory and care of the elderly outpatient clinics. This includes managing a caseload of patients, providing specialist assessment and occupational therapy input in an outpatient and community setting. Work in partnership with other members of the Bryning MDT, as well as other community services, including voluntary organisations to provide holistic patient centred care for this patient group. Provide clinical supervision and appraisal for Band 5 occupational therapists, therapy assistants and students.Participate in ongoing service evaluation and development.
Main duties of the job
Undertake a Specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and implementation of therapy interventions of older clients attending falls, memory and care of the elderly clinics as an autonomous practitioner. This includes using analytical, clinical reasoning skills and appropriate outcome measures.
Complete a variety of cognitive assessments either in clinic or in the clients home and then to communicate the findings from the assessment to the rest of the MDT.
Undertake patient / client home visits independently or with other health professionals to assess cognition and environmental falls risk, recommend any appropriate equipment/adaptation.
Ordering of equipment following visits, and re-assessment of patients with these items.
Liaise with and refer to external agencies, statutory voluntary and commercial to ensure effective holistic care.
Maintain accurate and comprehensive problem orientated documentation in accordance with local and professional standards. This will involve the use of an electronic patient record.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
Provide specialist occupational therapy for older patients attending falls, memory and care of the elderly outpatient clinics. This includes managing a caseload of patients, providing specialist assessment and rehabilitation in an outpatient and community setting. Work in partnership with other members of the Bryning MDT, as well as other community services, including voluntary organisations to provide holistic patient centred care for this patient group. Provide clinical supervision and appraisal for Band 5 occupational therapists, therapy assistants and students. Participate in ongoing service evaluation and development.
Main Responsibilities:
Clinical Duties:
Undertake a Specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and implementation of therapy interventions of older clients attending falls, memory and care of the elderly clinics as an autonomous practitioner. This includes using analytical, clinical reasoning skills and appropriate outcome measures.
Be able to independently evaluate progress and adapt therapy interventions as appropriate, utilising specialist knowledge and expertise.
Communicate effectively with clients with speech, cognitive and behavioural problems. This will include communication with clients where there is a language barrier.
Be involved in the provision of support, advice and education of patients / clients and/or carers as required, initiating the use of appropriate communication skills (e.g. negotiation, reassurance skills), and utilizing an empathetic approach.
Communicate sensitive/urgent information to the relevant professionals as required in a timely manner as stated in the Trust policies/guidelines for adult/child safe guarding.
Identify those patients who are doing at risk behaviours either to themselves or putting the public at risk and to be able to provide advice/recommendations or make appropriate referrals in a timely manner.
Complete a variety of cognitive assessments either in clinic or in the clients home and then to communicate the findings from the assessment to the rest of the MDT.
Undertake patient / client home visits independently or with other health professionals to assess cognition and environmental falls risk, recommend any appropriate equipment/adaptation, and provision of rehabilitation
Ordering of equipment following visits, and re-assessment of patients with these items.
Liaise with and refer to external agencies, statutory voluntary and commercial to ensure effective holistic care.
Maintain accurate and comprehensive problem orientated documentation in accordance with local and professional standards. This will involve the use of an electronic patient record.
Be able to plan and prioritise workload independently, delegating as required in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Other Duties:
Effectively induct new staff into the Trust/department in accordance with the Trusts induction programme.
Supervise, and assess the performance of staff. This may be a junior occupational therapist, therapy assistant or student therapists depending on rotation.
Facilitate the personal and professional development of staff. This involves identifying training and development needs, providing suitable development opportunities and evaluating development actions in accordance with the Trusts appraisal and training procedures.
Be an active member of the in-service training programme and be involved with teaching Occupational Therapy colleagues, Occupational Therapy students and other members of the MDT.
Participate in team meetings, post graduate education programme and other relevant meetings
Actively contribute to wider audit, clinical governance, research initiatives, team and service developments through quality and clinical audit as required.
Adhere to department, team and Trust policies and procedures
Keep accurate activity statistics and submit within required deadlines.
To assist senior staff in service monitoring using appropriate measures
Undertake service related projects and formally present findings
Take responsibility for safe working practice for self and others including the safe use of equipment and ensuring that it is maintained to the appropriate standard
Monitor the level and standard of work undertaken by your staff and to guide, coach and advise them as appropriate. Provide briefing prior to and debriefing after all training and development activities.
Deputise for the senior Occupational Therapy staff in their absence taking responsibility for operationally managing allocated parts of the service
Carry out other duties commensurate with the grade and in line with the requirements of the post as agreed by line manager
Person Specification
Education and qualifications. Essential
Degree/Diploma in OT recognised by COT HCPC registration
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to assess and implement appropriate treatments for older clients with frailty Able to respond appropriately under pressure Good communication skills with Elderly patients, including people with dementia and sensory impairments
Desirable
Able to give teaching on Falls or elderly care to newer members of the team.
Experience Essential
Experience of working in the community Experience of working with Elderly patients
Desirable
Experience of working with a diverse, multicultural society.
Knowledge & Understanding Essential
Health needs in a multi-cultural society Good knowledge of Frailty and how it impacts Good falls prevention knowledge
Other Essential
Able to travel independently within City and Hackney Able to carry small items of equipment to patient's homes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bryning Unit, Homerton hospital
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Row, London, E9 6SR, England.
London
E9 6SR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)