Job Purpose
Through a holistic approach, provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy service, facilitating and maximizing patient potential within the service boundaries. Fulfill a teaching and supervisory role with peers, junior staff, and students on placement. Perform advanced Occupational Therapy assessment for patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive, and psychological conditions. Provide a diagnosis of functional status and develop and deliver an individualized treatment plan. Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a senior Occupational Therapist is available as required. Supervision will take the form of regular informal/formal discussions and teaching, clinical reasoning sessions, and peer review. Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, demonstrating time management and planning skills. Carry out early assessment and discharge planning with rapid and robust decision-making essential for efficient patient flow in the Emergency Department, Assessment Units, and Elderly Short Stay Unit at Queen’s Hospital. Supervise, educate, and assess the performance of less experienced Occupational Therapists and assistants to ensure the standards of practice of the department are met. As practice placement educator, supervise, educate, and assess the performance of occupational therapy students to a graduate standard, involving collaboration with a senior Occupational Therapist and university staff. Undertake evidence-based departmental audit and research projects in association with a more senior Occupational Therapist, to further own and team's clinical practice within each rotation. Make recommendations to Clinical Lead/Manager of Service for changes to practice. Carry out other duties deemed necessary by the Lead Clinician in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service.
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Through a holistic approach, provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy service, facilitating and maximizing patient potential within the service boundaries. Fulfill a teaching and supervisory role with peers, junior staff, and students on placement. Perform advanced Occupational Therapy assessment for patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive, and psychological conditions. Provide a diagnosis of functional status and develop and deliver an individualized treatment plan. Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a senior Occupational Therapist is available as required. Supervision will take the form of regular informal/formal discussions and teaching, clinical reasoning sessions, and peer review. Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, demonstrating time management and planning skills. Carry out early assessment and discharge planning with rapid and robust decision-making essential for efficient patient flow in the Emergency Department, Assessment Units, and Elderly Short Stay Unit at Queen’s Hospital. Supervise, educate, and assess the performance of less experienced Occupational Therapists and assistants to ensure the standards of practice of the department are met. As practice placement educator, supervise, educate, and assess the performance of occupational therapy students to a graduate standard, involving collaboration with a senior Occupational Therapist and university staff. Undertake evidence-based departmental audit and research projects in association with a more senior Occupational Therapist, to further own and team's clinical practice within each rotation. Make recommendations to Clinical Lead/Manager of Service for changes to practice. Carry out other duties deemed necessary by the Lead Clinician in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service.
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