Job Description:

1. Take responsibility for managing an acute patient caseload and following the OT process
2. Diagnosis of specific complex conditions in relation to the OT process
3. Provide functional treatment for both in-patients, out-patients, community-based patients, individuals and groups
4. Plan treatment programmes covering all aspects of functional rehabilitation
5. Assess patients’ activities of daily living, interpret the assessment results, and modify the treatment
6. Take responsibility for the clinical decision in relation to provision of wheelchairs and specialist seating and their follow-up treatment
7. Carry out and interpret results of specialist cognitive and perceptual assessments for the delivery of future treatment
8. Work single-handedly in providing training in daily living skills for patients and following them up at home or into the community where appropriate
9. Make complex clinical decisions regarding patient care
10. Provide clinical advice to the OT team on their given speciality
11. Identify and complete the referral process to other disciplines as required
12. Identify the need for and carry out standardised tests with the patients, interpret the findings and plan treatment
13. Take responsibility for planning, undertaking and completing home assessments when required
14. Assess, recommend and organise provision of adaptive equipment, minor adaptations, wheelchairs and services as appropriate to individual patients.
15. Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical risk and reporting untoward incidents both verbally and in writing
16. Demonstrate a physical ability to carry out OT interventions and therapeutic handling. (There is a frequent requirement to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during a day)
17. Responsible for the safe use of equipment used in carrying out OT duties, adhering to the department’s Medical Devices Policy – this includes competency and accuracy to use equipment
18. Frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions e.g., bodily fluids, including urine and faeces, unpleasant smells and occasional exposure to hostility in the form of verbal and physical aggression. There may also be exposure to vermin and parasites especially on home assessments
19. Exposure to distressing circumstances e.g., patients with chronic disease and those receiving palliative care

Requirements
6 months UK NHS experience
Valid Passport/Visa
Compliance documentation
DBS or Police Check / Update Service
HCPC Registered