Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist

Main Purpose of the Job To provide an assessment and therapeutic service in line with the core skills of Occupational Therapy to people presenting in the following specialties within the service: Medical Team Older Persons Medical Team Older Persons Mental Health Community Service Orthopaedics (Trauma and Elective) Surgical Team Inpatient Stroke Team The post will offer experience of working in a variety of settings including community and hospital. It will involve working as an integral member of multi-disciplinary teams. Dimensions To perform OT assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex conditions and to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme. To be responsible for your own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.
Responsible to the Team Lead/ clinical specialist within the clinical area. To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic patient-centered approach to care. To regularly liaise with MDT members including those from heath, social services and voluntary agencies to ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided. To ensure that patients are identified for prompt discharge and handover to community services.
Maintaining clinical records as an autonomous practitioner To supervise non-qualified staff within the team. To supervise occupational therapy students on clinical placements. To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in the in service training. To be an active participant on the weekend working rota.