Band 7 Occupational Therapist - Acute Medical Rehab & Frailty

at  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

1. CLINICAL To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your work, including the management of patients in your care. To be flexible with the provision of Occupational Therapy services, demonstrating the ability to work across the Acute Assessment Unit, medical wards and wards with outlying patients. To be able to carry and prioritise your own clinical caseload, working as an autonomous practitioner and to monitor the caseloads of all medical rehabilitation Occupational Therapy team members to ensure that an efficient and effective Occupational Therapy service is provided to all medical rehabilitation patients.
   To provide a high standard of assessment and treatment to all medical rehabilitation and to complex patients with multiple co existing pathologies. PROFESSIONAL To comply with the RCOT Occupational Therapy code of professional conduct at all times. To maintain up-to-date CPD profile in line with current evidence To be jointly responsible, with Band 7 Physiotherapist for the organisation of the medical rehabilitation team in-service training programme and demonstrate good presentation skills in the delivery of medical rehabilitation teaching sessions and tutorials. To promote the use of evidence based practise during the teaching and supervision of more junior staff.
   ORGANISATIONAL To be responsible for providing an efficient and effective medical rehabilitation Occupational Therapy service, by demonstrating good leadership, organisational, time management and prioritisation skills. To screen, manage and prioritise own workload, and that of your team, and appropriately balance clinical and other demands to ensure all service needs are met. To ensure team members attend multidisciplinary meetings where they provide and record patient progress/discharge planning information. To maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records in line with departmental, professional and legal standards and ensure that all members of the medical rehabilitation team do likewise.
   EFFORT To carry out assessment and treatment using manual and therapeutic handling techniques which require moderate to high physical effort and intense concentration and vigilance for the vast majority of each working day. To comply with the trust manual handling policy at all times. To travel between sites and patients homes as required using own, hospital or public transport and to take responsibility for the safety of patients, therapists and assistants while on these visits. Please see job description for full details of role including communication duties.
   These duties are not exhaustive and will be reviewed with the post holder, allowing for amendments within the broad scope and band level of the role. This job description may be subject to change according to the varying needs of the service. Such changes will be made after discussion between the post holder and his/her manager. All duties must be carried out under supervision or within Trust policy and procedure.
   You must never undertake any duties that are outside your area of skill or knowledge level. If you are unsure you must seek clarification from a more senior member of staff

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