Senior Occupational Therapist

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills
• To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid acute hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
  Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
  Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
• To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication. E.g., hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems, and pain.
• To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies involved in the patients' pathway
  Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives and the new model of care.
• To work effectively within the structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews, family meetings.
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
• To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.
• To work within Trust and COT guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements.
• To demonstrate a good understanding of Social Service and Health legislation.
• To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent, eg. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the OT profession
• Current HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

Desirable criteria

• Member of COT
• Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings
• Experience and knowledge of housing legislation, minor and major adaptations or willingness to train in this area
• Clinical supervisor

Desirable criteria

• Community Experience
• Equipment Provision

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Good report writing
• Able to assess plan and implement care
• Support Integrated Care Workers
• Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word
• Time Management and prioritisation skills

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality
• Demonstrates professional curiosity
• Responsible for maintaining registration with HCPC and/or other professional bodies
• Knowledge of relevant outcome measures

Desirable criteria

• SystmOne

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria

• The ability to kneel, bend & stoop and work in cramped environments
• Move and manoeuvre people and equipment
• Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids
• Travel around work base locality

Other

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates empathy for the concerns of others
• Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings
• Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems
• Shows respect for others' feelings, views and circumstances
• Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress, can recognise when to use them and does so
• Positive approach to older people
• Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
• Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• B6 Occupational Therapist JDPS (PDF, 408.6KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)