Band 6 Senior Neuro Rotational Occupational Therapist

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

1. To identify, prioritise and manage patients presenting with neurological impairments, who require occupational therapy input. Including education of the MDT to promote appropriate referrals for both discharge planning and rehabilitation.

2. To assess and treat patients with neurological disabilities and complex needs who would benefit from a coordinated multidisciplinary assessment, rehabilitation and discharge services.

3. To be competent in the administration of specific neurological occupational therapy assessments of motor, sensory, cognitive, perceptual deficits, psychosocial needs and occupational performance.

4. To be competent in the development and implementation of remedial, compensatory and preventative treatment programmes addressing motor, sensory, cognitive, perceptual, psychosocial and occupational areas.

5. To provide specialist occupational therapy input to neurological wards, critical care units, acute services, rehabilitation services, outpatients and clinics.

6. To support patients and carers in setting their own goals, then implementing this and evaluating appropriately.

7. To select evidence based techniques as part of a coordinated treatment program.

8. To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with clients and carers, to achieve therapeutic goals.

9. To identify risks, complete risk assessments and implement risk management strategies including the use of Therapeutic Manual Handling techniques and the Lone Working Policy and document this accurately.

10. To recognise any change in the condition of the patient and alter treatment accordingly or escalate to medical teams as required.

11. To work within local policies and procedures, national standards and guidelines and adhere to the Royal College of Occupational Therapy professional standards and ethics.

12. To assess and demonstrate to patients and carers the safe use of equipment and adaptations and recommend provision of equipment to support discharge.

13. To liaise with professionals in onward services to ensure continuity of care.

14. To respect the individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs, ensuring equity of service provision.

15. To make appropriate clinical observations and keep accurate electronic records and activity data in accordance with professional and trust standards.

16. To write occupational therapy functional and discharge reports for social services, onward inpatient services and community services detailing functional status, discharge recommendations and recommendations regarding ongoing occupational therapy interventions. To contribute to multidisciplinary functional and discharge reports detailing occupational therapy interventions and recommendations as required.

17. To work as an autonomous practitioner and display appropriate problem solving, analytical and judgement skills.

18. To assist with planning and prioritisation of the team and departments' workload in the event of staff absence to ensure the occupational therapy priority services are maintained.

19. To comply with all relevant trust policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to equal opportunities, health and safety and confidentiality of information.

COMMUNICATION

1. To communicate complex information to patients and family/ carers who may have barriers to understanding.

2. To actively participate in team meetings within occupational therapy and with the MDT, including weekly MDT meetings, case conferences and best interest meetings and to delegate for specialist or team lead occupational therapist as required.

3. To be skilled in communicating reasoning and motivating patients to participate in sessions.

4. To communicate professionally in person and by telephone with families/ carers and other professionals.

5. To manage differences of opinions and difficult conversations within the team, MDT and with patients, families/ carers.

Administrative Responsibilities

1. To supervise, provide support and complete appraisals with occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and technicians and students.

2. To be aware of the importance of staff wellbeing, accessing trust support as required and raising any concerns with supervisors or senior staff.

3. To contribute to the hospital's clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda.

4. To assist in developing services and standards according to the Occupational Therapy objectives.

5. To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within the neurological occupational therapy services with a view to measuring efficiency and ensuring high quality standards.

6. To be responsible for competent use and maintenance of equipment, raising any concerns and reporting when further resources are needed.

7. To carry out administrative duties as required e.g. assisting in ordering, receiving and maintaining stock and managing petty cash.

8. To have good IT skills and use a variety of IT systems to input patient and staff data as required.

Education and Training and Research

1. To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.

2. To promote development of occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, technicians and students according to their training and development needs as identified through supervision and appraisal.

3. To regularly supervise occupational therapy students on practice placement.

4. To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply them to practice and disseminate findings at a local level.

5. To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects.

6. To demonstrate ongoing personal and professional development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording outcomes in a portfolio.

7. To keep in touch with new developments and changing trends in Occupational Therapy and participate in wider issues of providing an Occupational Therapy service i.e. quality assurance, public relations including liaison with the community; planning and policy making.

8. To demonstrate leadership skills through the management of designated projects.

9. To participate in and present on the neurology in-service training programmes, multi-disciplinary trainings and external conferences.

10. To undertake any other duties commensurate within the grade.

People Management and Performance

• Lead, coach and manage the performance of the team in line with good people management practices. Ensuring excellence is recognised and underperformance is addressed.
• Participate in regular performance appraisal meetings and ensure each member of the team has a clear set of objectives and development plans.
• Ensure the team is compliance with all statutory, mandatory training together with any professional training requirements, ensuring they are up to date and fully compliant.
• Manage team absences including sickness in line with Trust policy ensuring the appropriate return to work meetings occur, e-roster is updated and productivity is at keep to the highest possible level.
• Identify and fill any vacancies that arise within the team in line with the Trust's recruitment policy and process.
• Identify talent and support the internal talent management process in order attract and retain and succession plan for your people.
• Review skills mix at regular intervals in order to identify any potential opportunities to maximise resource utilisation / allocation, ensuring job descriptions are kept up to date.
• Ensure overall wellbeing of the team is maintained. Continuously support in improving the morale of the team and implementing a culture of zero-tolerance for bullying and harassment.

General

• The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
• To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
• We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued.
• At King's we are a kind, respectful team:

Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work

Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed

Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional

• To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
• To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
• This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
• All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.
• Everyone is responsible for promoting inclusion no matter their role or team. At King's, we want to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and welcomed

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Occupational Therapy Qualification (Dip RCOT or BSc OT)
• HCPC Registration
• Portfolio and evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Member of Professional Body (RCOT)
• Member of Neuro Specialist Section or other relevant special interest group

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in the NHS
• Working in an acute physical setting
• Experience working as an OT in neuro
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience working with patients, families and carers
• Evidence of taking initiative in own learning and development and review of clinical practice
• Awareness of confidentiality
• Awareness of the Importance of Equality and Inclusion
• Demonstrate an understanding of hospital systems for the management of patient assessment and treatment
• Concise and accurate report writing skills
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the nature of illness and models of treatment and how these impact on the patient

Desirable criteria

• Experience supervising band 5 qualified staff and students
• Experience of presenting to small and large audiences

Skills and Comptencies

Essential criteria

• Able to prioritise and manage stress
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload
• Demonstrate good clinical reasoning skills
• Able to undertake manual handling tasks
• Good written and verbal communication skills, adapting to barriers to communication
• Knowledge of relevant current policies and guidelines
• Excellent IT and record keeping skills
• Ability to work flexibly across sites and with weekend working

Desirable criteria

• Ability to develop staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 6 Occupational Therapist (Neuro Rotation) (PDF, 456.4KB)
• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)