Job Summary

To manage a defined caseload, using evidence-based/patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate occupational therapy interventions.

• To provide leadership for junior staff, as delegated by the Team Lead Occupational Therapist.
• To supervise Occupational therapy students on practice placements.
• To assist the Band 7 Team Leader in ensuring the provision of an exceptional standard of Occupational Therapy service, in conjunction with the multi-professional team, to meet the needs of the patients in your designated work area.
• To assist and take responsibility in the absence of the Band 7 OT Team Leader for the effective and efficient day-to-day running of the Occupational Therapy Service.

The Band 6 OT will carry out assessments (standardised or locally agreed) and plan and implement treatment programmes as appropriate for the patient and clinical area. They will also be responsible for the supervision of junior and/or therapy support staff.

This post for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist in Inpatient rehabilitation has opportunities to work across Inpatient services on the Chase Farm hospital & St Michael’s sites with potential to rotate into community services in the future.

The Band 6 Occupational Therapist will participate in a seven-day therapy service.

• To assess the occupational needs of a defined patient group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment programmes.
• To monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment for patients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure the effectiveness of intervention.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment provision.
• To select and apply occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the patient in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, and leisure.
• To be able to communicate effectively with users and carers, team members, OT colleagues, and other agencies, including people who may have sensory disabilities e.g. visual and sensory impairments, speech and comprehension difficulties.
• To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the patient, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
• To provide support and education to patients and carers regarding all aspects of occupational therapy e.g. equipment fitting, rehab programmes.
• To work with patients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan, using standardised and local OT assessment tools.
• To contribute to taking a lead role in the overview of the discharge planning of every patient, recommending services and appropriate follow-up at home.