About this role
Job summary
To provide advanced Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment and clinical leadership within the Urgent Community Response Team (UCRT), supporting admission avoidance and facilitating timely discharge from acute and community services across Islington.
The post holder will deliver day-to-day team leadership for the Occupational Therapy team within UCRT, providing clinical oversight, support and coordination for Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants and students. The post holder will contribute to the effective operational management of the team, supporting clinical supervision, caseload prioritisation and service delivery across urgent community pathways. They will work closely with the Lead Physiotherapist and wider MDT in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating an effective, responsive and high-quality service.
The post holder will work autonomously, managing a complex caseload of adults presenting with acute deterioration, frailty, falls, mobility impairment, cognitive impairment and complex social circumstances. The post holder will provide clinical leadership for Occupational Therapy within UCRT and support service development initiatives, quality improvement projects and pathway redesign.
Main duties of the job
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical practice and delegated work, maintaining a high standard of care in accordance with HCPC, RCOT, Trust and local policies.
To undertake highly specialist Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with complex physical, cognitive, psychological and social presentations within community settings.
To independently assess, triage and manage urgent referrals, identifying and managing clinical risk and determining appropriate intervention pathways.
To autonomously manage a complex caseload within urgent response timeframes, using advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
To provide Occupational Therapy interventions including rehabilitation, equipment provision, environmental adaptation, moving and handling assessment and falls prevention strategies.
To maintain accurate and timely documentation and electronic patient records in accordance with Trust standards and professional requirements.
To contribute to multidisciplinary assessment, care planning and discharge coordination to support admission avoidance and timely patient flow.
To provide day-to-day clinical leadership and support for Occupational Therapy staff within UCRT, promoting high standards of clinical practice.
To supervise, support and develop Band 5 and Band 6 Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants and students through regular supervision and appraisal processes.
About us
Equal opportunities
Our latest policy known as "Promoting Equality, Diversity and Human Rights" outlines the Trust's commitment to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less than favourable treatment on grounds of sex, marital and civil partnership status,gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, creed, religion or belief, physical disability, mental health, learning difficulty, age or sexual orientation and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
For more information about our policy and commitment to equality, click:
https://whittnet.whittington.nhs.uk/document.ashx?id=1756
Job description Job responsibilities
To undertake appraisal, supervision and contribute to staff development and workforce planning as delegated.
To support workload allocation, caseload prioritisation and capacity management across the team to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
To act as a specialist Occupational Therapy resource within the multidisciplinary team, providing advice and support regarding complex patient management and rehabilitation pathways.
To provide formal and informal teaching, advice and support to patients, carers, students and multidisciplinary colleagues.
To support student education, clinical placements and the development of junior staff.
To maintain own continuing professional development portfolio and contribute to revalidation and professional development within the team.
To support and contribute to service development initiatives, quality improvement programmes and pathway refinement and redesign across UCRT services.
To support and promote implementation of evidence-based practice, audit and outcome measures within the service.
To ensure compliance with Trust policies including lone working, moving and handling, health and safety and safeguarding procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration Evidence of significant postgraduate learning and CPD
Desirable
Evidence of postgraduate study relevant to community rehabilitation, frailty, urgent care or leadership Practice educator qualification
Skills Essential
Able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information to patients, carers, staff and senior managers across organisations Highly developed clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills Ability to lead, motivate and support junior staff Ability to prioritise and manage competing clinical and operational demands Ability to work autonomously and manage clinical risk
Knowledge Essential
Experience in community / urgent response setting. Experience managing patients with frailty, falls, dementia and complex co-morbidities. Knowledge of NHS community and urgent care pathways Experience supervising staff and students
Desirable
Experience of Virtual Ward pathways
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 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address 222 Upper Street
London
N1 1XR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)