Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Rotational Job Oxford area,England UK,Healthcare

Overview

Providing Occupational Therapy services to patients across all orthopaedic inpatient wards.

Responsibilities

Enhanced Recovery
Rehabilitation for complex patients
The Bone Infection Unit
Pre-operative Service - Outpatient clinic
Clinic and Telemed assessment
Rheumatology Service - Outpatient clinics
Outpatient appointments assessing and providing intervention for rheumatologic conditions
Sarcoma Service - Inpatients, Outpatients and Research
Part of the Oxford Sarcoma Service supporting patients both pre and post operatively. Research opportunities
Prosthetic Service- (Children and Adults). Services to children and adults. Outpatient clinics and home visits, school visits and work visits
You will be using a wide range of Occupational Therapy skills
To assess and treat patients within each of the rotations
To assist OT Service Manager and Team Leaders in service development and the provision of a quality service
To take responsibility for junior members of staff and delegate duties as necessary, providing appropriate level of support at all times
You will have opportunities to develop your role within each of the rotations. Training and education are available to support this in each rotation, being supported by senior OT's
To undertake assessment, treatment, education and support for trauma and orthopaedic service patients and their carers. This will involve clinical reasoning and autonomous complex decision making using best available evidence
To provide holistic, timely OT intervention to facilitate safe hospital discharge
To be able to justify rationale for provision or non-provision of adaptive equipment, demonstrating its safe use and care to patients, staff and carers. Provide support for junior staff regarding complex issues
To have a day to day responsibility for managing a complex and diverse caseload and co-ordinating safe and effective patient discharge
To organise, complete and document assessments in patient's home, work and educational environments
To provide education and treatment for in-patients, out-patients, patients attending pre-operative clinic, rheumatology clinics, prosthetics clinics and patient education sessions
To assist the Occupational Therapy Service Manager in the day-to-day supervision, education and support of Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapy Students
To assist the Occupational Therapy Service Manager in the day-to-day delivery of the Occupational Therapy Service
To support junior staff members to effectively manage their clinical caseload
To enable patients to achieve effective coping and self-management skills
To advise patients and carers or other health and social care professionals regarding adaptations to social and physical environments and make relevant referrals and recommendations to meet patient needs for safe hospital discharge
To maintain accurate records on all aspects of occupational therapy intervention in compliance with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal College of Occupational Therapy and NHS guidelines
To evaluate continuously Occupational Therapy intervention and to maintain a high standard of clinical and professional practice at all times
To comply with data activity recording in accordance with professional and Trust standards
To promote the role of OT through integrated working and explaining role of OT to patient and carers
To participate in the Weekend/Bank Holiday working rota as required
To communicate effectively both written and verbally at all levels. To identify the need and coordinate multi-disciplinary case conferences as indicated to ensure safe and effective discharges from hospital
To write clear and appropriate referrals to community teams to support patients and their families post operatively both with equipment and social support
To competently use IT systems to communicate patient intervention
To communicate with patients and their relatives/carers regarding interventions and treatment programmes
To give relevant information regarding assessment, treatment and outcomes, and where appropriate explain clinical reasoning to patients and their relatives/carers
To promote…


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