Rotational Occupational Therapist
- Worthing, West Sussex
- £31,049-37,796 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To liaise with health and social care professionals, family, carers and other related private, statutory and voluntary organisations, providing written reports, recommendations and referrals where appropriate.
- To communicate effectively with patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies, demonstrating developed verbal and non-verbal skills to communicate often complex concepts, managing barriers to communications such as dysphasia, learning difficulties, cognitive or sensory difficulties, other languages etc.
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to inform accurate diagnoses and prognoses in a range of clinical conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention and to develop comprehensive goals and discharge plans.
- To use activity analysis techniques in conjunction with patient centred practice (patient choice and patient priorities), to select and grade activities in order to achieve therapeutic goals.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions.
- To support and assist senior staff in the planning and delivery of the Occupational Therapy service in line with departmental development strategies.
- To provide support, guidance, teaching and supervision to non-qualified staff.
- To ensure that written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and trust standards.
- To have a basic knowledge of good resource management and budgetary constraints.
- To liaise with health and social care professionals, family, carers and other related private, statutory and voluntary organisations, providing written reports, recommendations and referrals where appropriate.
- To communicate effectively with patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies, demonstrating developed verbal and non-verbal skills to communicate often complex concepts, managing barriers to communications such as dysphasia, learning difficulties, cognitive or sensory difficulties, other languages etc.
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to inform accurate diagnoses and prognoses in a range of clinical conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention and to develop comprehensive goals and discharge plans.
- To use activity analysis techniques in conjunction with patient centred practice (patient choice and patient priorities), to select and grade activities in order to achieve therapeutic goals.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions.
- To support and assist senior staff in the planning and delivery of the Occupational Therapy service in line with departmental development strategies.
- To provide support, guidance, teaching and supervision to non-qualified staff.
- To ensure that written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and trust standards.
- To have a basic knowledge of good resource management and budgetary constraints.
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of recent and relevant CPD (CPD Portfolio)
- Registration with the HPC
- Membership with the BAOT
- Basic awareness of current legislation, government initiatives and current practice affecting OT
- Clinical experience (incl. student placements) in area relating to speciality/post or able to demonstrate acceptable equivalent
- Knowledge of the OT role, relevant OT assessments and intervention
- Knowledge of OT models of practice
- Ability to establish and maintain communication on complex, potentially stressful topics in a range of situations, with individuals or groups
- Ability to analyse assessment outcomes, identify problems and offer solutions
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own and other's performance
- Ability to organise and respond effectively to complex information
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of recent and relevant CPD (CPD Portfolio)
- Registration with the HPC
- Membership with the BAOT
- Basic awareness of current legislation, government initiatives and current practice affecting OT
- Clinical experience (incl. student placements) in area relating to speciality/post or able to demonstrate acceptable equivalent
- Knowledge of the OT role, relevant OT assessments and intervention
- Knowledge of OT models of practice
- Ability to establish and maintain communication on complex, potentially stressful topics in a range of situations, with individuals or groups
- Ability to analyse assessment outcomes, identify problems and offer solutions
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own and other's performance
- Ability to organise and respond effectively to complex information
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).