Occupational Therapist (Rotational)

at  South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

To manage a designated caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, with supervision. To participate, or work as a member of the multi disciplinary, multi agency team, contributing to decisions with regard to client care. To maintain accurate and up to date patient records and activity data. To work to the trusts/Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Councils policies and procedures in accordance with professional standards.
To participate in regular supervision and performance development review. To be responsible for maintaining own continued professional development, in line with trust policy. To assist in the organisation of training and supervision of pre registration Occupational Therapy students who are on planned and regular placements. To participate in clinical governance and risk management activity, as applicable in the workplace.
Any other duties relevant to the grade of the post. Patients/Clients/Carers. Colleagues from the multi disciplinary/multi agency team. Professional Lead Occupational Therapist/Therapy Business Manager.
Professional Advisor. Relevant uni professional and multi professional networks. Education colleagues. The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time.
The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values: Honest, open, transparent. Respectful. Person first and in the centre. Improve and be outstanding.
Relevant today, ready for tomorrow. Families and carers matter. Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy. Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.
Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy: All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to: Ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns; Maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct; Understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy; Comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually; Receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed; understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy

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