This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a static Band 5 Occupational Therapist. Under the supervision of a Band 6, the Occupational Therapist will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the community of Torbay, providing specialist occupational therapy input aimed at achieving maximum independence for all service users.
You will be under the direct supervision of an Occupational Therapist Band 6.
There may be responsibility for the day-to-day organisation of and referral to support staff
The role may involve flexible hours, weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis and provision of cover across the community and the community hospitals
Why Work With Us
Torbay Health and Well-Being Occupational Therapy Team are a supportive team, who enjoy mentoring team members and students. They are passionate about delivering quality care to people in our communities. We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both the people we support and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.

Communication and working relationships

• Ensure effective communication systems are maintained between
• Multi-disciplinary or Health and Social Care Team to provide consistent, well-co-ordinated patient/service user care
• Relatives and carers to discuss patient’s condition and associated problems as appropriate to confidentiality
• Relevant Social Services departments, statutory and voluntary agencies involved in patient’s care, as appropriate to confidentiality and Date Protection Act
• Communicating sensitive information regarding loss of independence and patient’s health and social welfare
• Communication with patients who may have sensory or cognitive impairments, perceptual deficits or language problems e.g. patients with dementia or stroke
• Working in accordance with the professional standards for the service, assess, plan and implement the Occupational Therapy programme for each patient in order to provide the highest standard of patient care

Analytical and judgement

• Evaluate care given and amend the occupational therapy process as necessary to ensure maximum effectiveness of treatment; utilise outcome measures appropriate to clinical / work area

Planning and organisation

• Ensure that own professional knowledge is constantly updated in order to maintain a high standard of patient/client care; maintain a current CPD portfolio

Physical skills

• Combination of sitting, walking or standing, using I.T. equipment to input and gather information
• To travel to meetings, on visits or to other workplaces
• To use telephone equipment and headsets

Patient and client care

• Carry out holistic assessments and provide the multi-disciplinary team and family with recommendations regarding discharge from hospital or residential placement; to include appropriate level of support/care, adaptive equipment and minor adaptations
• Following a holistic assessment in the patient or service user’s own home, provide recommendations to help maintain the individual at home; to include appropriate level of support/ care; adaptive equipment and minor adaptations
• Carry out specialist assessments such as cognitive, perceptual, wheelchair assessments, carer’s assessments and Multi-Factorial Falls Assessments
• Carry out manual handling risk assessments; advise on appropriate handling techniques; assess and secure provision of appropriate manual handling equipment including hoists

Policy and service development

• Comply with the Unit Health and Safety Policy and procedures and ensure that a safe environment is maintained for patients, visitors and other staff
• Participate and comply with mandatory in-service training
• To work in accordance with the professional code of conduct and standards of practice, and operational policy for this service

Finance, equipment and other resources

• To ensure social care services / equipment are provided in line with the Care Act Criteria

People management and training

• Advice and support carers on aspects of care and the promotion of health to maintain care in the community for as long as possible
• Teach carers techniques to care for the patient, including use of adaptive equipment and manual handling techniques
• Education/teaching patient functional tasks safely; advice regarding specialist techniques such as energy conservation; joint protection and work simplification
• Promote an understanding of the role of the Occupational Therapist within your areas of work and assist in the provision of training to Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor/ Assistant, students and other relevant personnel in order to facilitate effective multi-disciplinary work

Information technology and administrative duties

• Using I.T. equipment to input and gather information

Research and development

• Participate in supervision and yearly review process in order to achieve personal development and a high standard of patient care.
• Comply with statistical, report writing, documentation and recording requirements as specified in the standards in order to demonstrate the provision of an efficient and effective quality service; this to include ICS and Paris as appropriate to area of work
• Participate in clinical audit as required for clinical governance purposes
• Mentor or supervise students on clinical placement

• Using I.T. equipment to input and gather informatio