Senior Rapid Response Therapist OT

We are seeking a passionate Occupational Therapist who shares in our vision of the ‘home first’ approach. You will have the opportunity to work in a large MDT to deliver a 2-hour response as part of the National Urgent Care Response targets. Our aim is to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and prevent avoidable Emergency Department attendances by an integrated multidisciplinary approach stabilising patients within the place they call home.

The OBI team is a therapy service providing assessment and treatment to complex patients. The role will be predominantly crisis response work within a patient's own home, including falls response however there will be some opportunity for short term rehab where required.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously and have post-grad experience preferably with older adults and acute medicine/falls.
• Excellent communication skills, time management skills with the ability to prioritise and problem solve.
• Develop leadership skills by having responsibility for the supervision of junior staff and students.
• Provide rapid response, senior therapy assessment & treatment of complex patients within the community to prevent admission into hospital.
• Be part of the falls rota in conjunction with Dudley Clinical Hub to provide falls response with lifting equipment.
• Utilize specialist skills relevant to their own discipline where required.
• Undertake OBI triage of referrals, demonstrating excellent clinical reasoning skills and decision making in order to prioritise caseload.
• Participate in the ongoing service development of OBI.
• Provide supervision and appraisals to therapy support workers and students.