Senior Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist (Band 6)

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the team, the Trust, BAOT, HCPC and the RCOT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
2. To ensure that the client and or their carer has an understanding of treatment protocols and gives informed consent to assessment and treatment.
3. To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice which is evidence based where possible, using standardised assessment and outcome measures, where appropriate
4. To undertake specialist occupational therapy assessment of clients with diverse needs through subjective questioning, objective assessment and other written material available.
5. To prioritise factors involved in the clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, clients prognosis and other physical, social emotional and mental health issues.
6. To set goals for treatment with clients and/or their carer and ensure that care is client centred and agreed by the client and/or their carer.
7. To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice which is evidence based where possible, using standardised assessment and outcome measures, where appropriate.
8. To independently screen and assess complex multi-disciplinary referrals/care plans from a variety of sources. This screening requires individual responsible action when at times no other professional is currently involved. This screening will establish priority, determine needs and initiate a plan of intervention.
9. To manage a caseload of clients with simple to complex needs with supervision and guidance as necessary from senior staff. To successfully monitor, evaluate and review occupational therapy treatment/interventions within a multi-disciplinary framework and to modify as necessary taking a key worker role as indicated.
10. Develop and conduct occupational therapy intervention with clients assessing their occupational needs and addressing quality of life, and physical, cognitive, affective, social, and environmental issues utilising appropriate individual or group treatment methods.
11. To use developed physical skills in client interventions, such as home exercise programs, activities of daily living adaptation and training, positioning, palliative occupational therapy.
12. To work autonomously in isolated community situations which vary in relation to local socio-economic and multi-cultural issues with telephone support available if required.
13. To use knowledge of other multi-disciplinary roles and external agencies to ensure effective referral management and achieve best client care.
14. To have the ability, knowledge and skills required for moving and handling people in community environments.
15. To case manage clients effectively by undertaking daily handovers, ensuring timely and appropriate information is reported to the relevant professionals, making referrals etc.
16. To update and monitor the safe staffing/acuity and dependency assessments of clients
17. To support the service in meeting service staffing requirements by undertaken community visits or cover for Coordinator staff where necessary in order to ensure that a safe service is provided to clients.
18. To be physically able to install specialist occupational therapy equipment in a client's home applying safe manual handling at all times, especially when doing so in restricted spaces.
19. To ensure client and service records are recorded and maintained on IT databases and that client documentation is managed according to trust and local policies.

1. To prescribe, delegate and monitor the work of Community Health Support Workers.

1. To educate and teach the relevant health workers to participate in on-going reablement and care programmes for clients, as appropriate.

1. To actively be involved in the development of new specialist clinical services within the team, with support and guidance from senior OT staff.

We will also consider applications from Band 5 candidates with appropriate experience, motivation and willingness to learn that are looking for developmental role opportunities and progressing to Band 6 role within very supportive Community setting team.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Post-qualification experience in NHS or similar healthcare economy
• Experience in independently managing a caseload of patients
• Experience of supervising junior colleagues & students
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary working

Desirable criteria

• - Previous community therapist experience
• - Experience in a rehabilitation setting

Ability & Skills

Essential criteria

• Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
• Contribute towards improving quality in own work area and encourage others to do so
• Support equality and diversity
• Intermediate IT skills

Desirable criteria

• Sound decision making skills and the ability to prioritise own caseload & time management activity in the face of conflicting demands
• Rehabilitation & disability management skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda and the implications for community services
• Knowledge of long-term conditions including end of life care and the drive toward care for these patients

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• - Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• - HCPC membership
• - Relevant Professional Body Membership
• - Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable criteria

• - Post-graduate qualification relevant to the healthcare environment

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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

• Job description (PDF, 248.4KB)
• CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
• CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
• CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)