This post is for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist for the Cardiothoracic unit, Cardiothoracic ward and General Critical Care unit at UHCW NHS Trust.
If you have a passion for supporting patients during the Acute phase of their illness, then this may be the job for you.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has experience working with critically unwell patients, as well as acute NHS ward based experience. The role primarily sits within the Cardiothoracic bed base, in-reaching into the General Critical Care unit as clinically required. This role is part of an expanding Occupational Therapy provision and will lead the development of the Occupational Therapy role within these areas.
This role includes leading and developing the Occupational Therapy service, providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate therapy teams to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area. The post holder will provide a source of highly expert specialised skills and knowledge within Cardiothoracic care.
As part of your induction, you will spend time with different teams within the therapy department and Cardiothoracic MDT to help orientate you.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide a highly specialist, high standard therapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group. Lead the Therapy staff across the service area providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area. Ensure development of junior staff through supervision, training and annual appraisal. Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area. Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy service. Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner. Provide a source of expert clinical opinion on Cardiothoracic for other health professionals, both internal and external to the Trust. To participate in 7-day working patterns, including Bank Holidays. Be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in own care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under own management & support more junior staff to do likewise. Interpret & analyse clinical & non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis in a wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & to develop comprehensive treatment plans. Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to formulate specialised programmes of care. Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively & efficiently with regard to the clinical progress the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of more junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas. Provide highly specialist clinical technical services contributing to diagnosis, care of treatment within the speciality as appropriate. Maintain a clean safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene & infection control at all times. Work with Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic & operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines & practices. Provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care. Regularly manage expected & unexpected clinical events requiring high & unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency & clinical need. Abide by the appropriate professional body and the Health & Care Professions Council standards of proficiency.
For further details about this position, please see the Job Description and Person Specification. #J-18808-Ljbffr
If you have a passion for supporting patients during the Acute phase of their illness, then this may be the job for you.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has experience working with critically unwell patients, as well as acute NHS ward based experience. The role primarily sits within the Cardiothoracic bed base, in-reaching into the General Critical Care unit as clinically required. This role is part of an expanding Occupational Therapy provision and will lead the development of the Occupational Therapy role within these areas.
This role includes leading and developing the Occupational Therapy service, providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate therapy teams to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area. The post holder will provide a source of highly expert specialised skills and knowledge within Cardiothoracic care.
As part of your induction, you will spend time with different teams within the therapy department and Cardiothoracic MDT to help orientate you.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide a highly specialist, high standard therapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group. Lead the Therapy staff across the service area providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area. Ensure development of junior staff through supervision, training and annual appraisal. Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area. Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy service. Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner. Provide a source of expert clinical opinion on Cardiothoracic for other health professionals, both internal and external to the Trust. To participate in 7-day working patterns, including Bank Holidays. Be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in own care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under own management & support more junior staff to do likewise. Interpret & analyse clinical & non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis in a wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & to develop comprehensive treatment plans. Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to formulate specialised programmes of care. Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively & efficiently with regard to the clinical progress the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of more junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas. Provide highly specialist clinical technical services contributing to diagnosis, care of treatment within the speciality as appropriate. Maintain a clean safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene & infection control at all times. Work with Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic & operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines & practices. Provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care. Regularly manage expected & unexpected clinical events requiring high & unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency & clinical need. Abide by the appropriate professional body and the Health & Care Professions Council standards of proficiency.
For further details about this position, please see the Job Description and Person Specification. #J-18808-Ljbffr
