Band 6 Locum Adults Occupational Therapist

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist– Band 6
Area:  Cambridgeshire NHS
Salary:  £negotiable  
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                          
Job details:  Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Unit / Community. To start asap.
 –      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 evidencebased 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 multidisciplinary 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.
• Must have access to car and full UK driving licence
• DBS required

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week.
Code:  U.C808.019006.B16850