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Form of workWho are The Fairlie Healthcare Group?
The Fairlie Healthcare Group is a leading provider of high-quality care, and we were established in 1999. We specialise in caring for adults with neurological conditions, as well as patients with tracheostomies and who require ventilator support.
Our new career pathway means that whatever skills and experience you currently possess, you could fit into our pathway and progress your career with The Fairlie Healthcare Group, gaining specialist competencies and personal development along the way.
We are now looking for more outstanding staff to join us on this exciting journey.
Scope:
To provide highly specialised occupational therapy assessment and intervention for residents with complex needs, and to provide expert advice, guidance and information to professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals across Three Homes (Woodstown House, Highfield House & Fairlie House. Post-holder will work autonomously and providing all aspect of occupational therapy and leading activity team for leisure / recreation activities / sensory stimulation in meaningful way for residents with diverse cognitive presentations and complex physical disability through junior staff / assistants / healthcare assistants / activity staffs / family members.
Clinical
- To be responsible for a clinical caseload and ensure that the residents receive appropriate treatment to a high professional standard, in accordance with the Professional Standards and Code of Ethics of the College of Occupational Therapist (COT). To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
- To undertake a specialist assessment of residents, including those with diverse or complex physical disability and multi-pathologies; use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate foundation for the therapeutic management of resident’s conditions.
- To prepare and deliver a resident-centred intervention based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options, using specialist clinical assessment, reasoning skills and treatment skills. These would include 24-hour postural management, resident education, cognitive programmes / activities, ADL and IADL among other intervention options.
- Responsible to undertake a highly specialist assessment of neurological occupational therapy which includes cognitive assessments for PDoC such as The Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) Sensory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique (SMART) and or The JFK Coma Recovery Scale Revised (CRS-R) and other cognitive assessments such as The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA). Also ability to use and interpret assessment results for further therapeutic management.
- To be responsible to demonstrate knowledge, skill of using outcome measures, e.g SMART,GAS goals, FIM/FAM, NPTDA-PHYS, NPDS-H, NIS, RCS, ASIA, pain scales, cognitive assessment battery and other necessary measurements. Also ability to use and interpret assessment results for further therapeutic management.
- To liaise with internal and external professional e.g GP, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, wheelchair therapists, Consultants and other staff from local organisations such as the CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) and Social Services for residents effective management.
- To be responsible for the provision of Assistive Technology to residents including power mobility, ADL / IADL equipment and other alternate positioning equipment as needed. And closely monitor resident’s status and assist therapy staff with modifying equipment to best meet the resident’s needs.
- To be responsible to develop an understanding and utilising of community resources/services to meet resident-centred needs and to ensure the community resources/service information list is updated.
Education and Training
- To be responsible for maintaining his / her own competency to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.
- To be responsible to maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in the area of working, developing specialist knowledge of particular condition(s).
What do I need to be successful?
For this role, you are required to have the following attributes:
- You Must have full right to work in the UK without sponsorship (we are not accepting candidates on a student visa and skilled workers)
- At least 2 years previous experience as an Occupational Therapist in the UK
- To be responsible attend management or service development meetings as a representative of the occupational therapy service.
- To be responsible to demonstrate effective communication skills with residents and caregivers to maximize rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, empathy and gaining informed consent should be used with a wide variety of residents.
- To be responsible to encourages effective communication between all involved, and anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
- A passion for caring for others.
- Work constructively as part of a team and understand your role and responsibilities.
- A positive attitude
- Willingness to undertake further training and development.
- It would be an advantage if you had an NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification, however, this isn’t essential.
What’s in it for me?
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities
- Career ladder, achieving promotions and gaining your core competencies along the way.
- Paid Breaks
- Onsite parking
- Free meals whilst working on shift.
- Company Pension Scheme
- Free staff uniform and DBS
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- New and improved starter induction programme
- Comprehensive on the job training & support
