About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Community Neurology Team.
The successful individual will be based in Gorleston and work around the Great Yarmouth & Waveney area. They will join an enthusiastic and supportive multi-disciplinary neurology team in providing high quality care and rehabilitation.
We are looking for someone with experience in supporting people with progressive neurological conditions. We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), offering a supportive and proactive environment with opportunities for supervision, training and peer support. We work closely with Stroke Early Supported discharge and primary care home colleagues.
Main duties of the job
As an Occupational Therapist working across a variety of clinical areas you will be committed to promoting recovery and well-being, whilst empowering service users to self-manage and maximise their independence using health coaching techniques and meaning activity centred around an individual's goals.Working autonomously at a level that is appropriate to clinical competencies and within scope of professional practice which combines a level of assessment, intervention and on-going referrals.To provide training sessions for staff, families and carers as well as external agencies as required.To work with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide proactive and reactive services.Contribute to the continuous evaluation of the service to ensure it is fit for purpose and increases choice through audit and research.
About us
ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.
The neurology team consists of specialist nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and assistant practitioners.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support assistants to do likewise.To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.To undertake the detailed assessment of patients, some of whom may have complex needs, using investigative and analytical skills.To collaboratively work with patients to develop rehabilitation goals.To formulate an individualised treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of skills and treatment options.To develop specialised skills in relation to cognition, perception, and upper limb therapy.To provide advice to the MDT regarding the management of patients requiring therapy input.To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, schools, workplace and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of their neurological condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication may include loss of hearing, cognitive difficulties, expressive and receptive aphasia, pain and fear.To assess capacity, gain valid consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.To help facilitate patients to self-manage their rehabilitation.To take responsibility for appropriate delegation of tasks.To train, supervise and manage performance of assistant practitioners, therapy assistants and students, with assistance from more senior members of the team. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.To maintain up-to-date knowledge of the full neurological care pathway.Professional
To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work.To be an active member of the in-service training programme by the attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice.To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include case conference and medical reports. To provide teaching/training to other members of the multidisciplinary team.To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and personal development.To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures. To make recommendations for and assist with change.To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation.All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word 'CARE'. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.Organisational
To be responsible for a designated area of work, as agreed with the Team Leader. To plan and organise this efficiently with regard to patient management and use of time.To decide priorities for own work, balancing other patient related, professional and service demands.To be responsible for ensuring the effective selection and use of all treatment resources.To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice including manual handling in accordance with professional guidelines.To maintain concise, accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation in a timely manner in line with legal and departmental requirements, including letters and reports as appropriate.To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department.To be aware of the Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including the prompt recording and reporting of accidents / incidents to senior staff, and ensuring that equipment used is safe.To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate.To undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the Band 7 Team Leader and Line manager.To deputise for the Band 7 Specialist Occupational Therapist.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Diploma/Degree or equivalent in Occupational TherapyHCPC registrationEvidence of relevant post graduate courses/CPD in neurology or rehabilitation
Desirable
Membership of relevant specialist group e.g. RCOT SSNPClinical Educator's course
Experience Essential
Band 5 experience which includes relevant work in variety of settings community and /or acute within specialities of stroke, neurology and multi-pathologyExperience of variety of assessment skills within different clinical areas, including standardised assessmentsEvidence of involvement in service development, e.g., working on projects
Desirable
Worked as a band 6Rehabilitation ward/community experienceCognitive Rehabilitation TrainingBasic Psychology trainingHealth Coaching/ Motivational interviewing skillsPosture, wheelchair and seating assessment
Additional Criteria Essential
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner, organising, prioritising and delegating workload as appropriateGood communication skills, including empathy, motivational and assertiveness skillsTo be able to work well with othersTo be able to pass on skills and knowledge and also learn from othersAbility to work flexibly across clinical areas and adapt to the needs of the serviceProblem solving skillsGood IT skillsGoal setting skillsGood time management skillsGood listening skillsWorking knowledge of clinical governance/current topics in the NHSKnowledge of neurological pathology, symptoms, neuroplasticity and risk factors PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Recognises limitations and knows when to ask for helpSelf-directional learningForward thinkingAble to work under pressure with a positive approachEvidence of interest / motivation to work for East Coast Community HealthcareWillingness to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours: (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
Desirable
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Relevant clinical coursesKnowledge of SystmOne and Microsoft Office, Virtual working platformsPresentation skillsEvidence of taking initiative, taking lead roleCritical appraisalSupervisory skillsAbility to teach / train / coachStudent clinical supervision skills PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Ability to reflect and evaluate own performanceInterest in research and / or auditExperience of change processTo be flexible to new ways of working
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name East Coast Community Healthcare CIC
Address Shrublands Health Centre
Magdalen Way, Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 7BP
Employer's website https://www.ecch.org/ (Opens in a new tab)