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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Acute Inpatient Therapy Team based at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (RAEI) in Wigan.

This is a development post and you will be paid at 75% of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate which equates to £31,963.50 per annum pro rata.

There will be a competency framework drawn up by the clinical lead and you will work through this within an agreed timescale. On completion of the competencies you will continue as a Band 6 with a salary of £35,392 per annum pro rata.

Candidates will be required to present original certificates for qualifications at interview stage.

This vacancy may close earlier than the specified closing date if a high volume of suitable applications are received.

The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative COVID wards

• To provide occupational therapy intervention to patient
• To manage a defined caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to access, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
• To regularly supervise occupational therapy students on practice placement
• To provide leadership and clinical supervision for other junior staff as delegated by supervisor
• To support team leads in the development and delivery of in service training for therapy colleague
• To consider and support service development alongside senior colleagues including data collection, audits, service review etc

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key results from the job holder

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work and to maintain overall accountability for delegated duties of treatment to junior staff/assistant staff and students for patients on your caseload.
• To plan, prepare and undertake client assessments for a designated caseload in line with professional and national standards and guidelines.
• To maintain a professional portfolio of Continuing Professional Development recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.
• To use clinical judgement in order to prioritise caseload in line with clinical guidelines and protocols

Planning and Organisational Duties

• To use clinical reasoning skills to identify patients who require occupational therapy intervention.
• To ensure interventions take place in the most appropriate setting, e.g. ward, therapy assessment area, department, virtually, in client’s home.
• To identify areas of occupational performance and skill deficit in all functional activities of daily life.
• To work with patients and / or carers to identify goals as part of an overall care plan in co-operation with the multi professional team using recognised goal setting system.
• To plan and implement individual and / or group interventions in collaboration with patient and/or carers using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs / pathology in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
• To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the client’s physical and social environment.
• To justify own clinical judgements when differences of opinion occur.
• To contribute to patient related development and activities within the multi-professional team.
• To identify and implement service and practice development within own area of clinical specialism in conjunction with supervisor and / or manager.
• To comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, Health Professionals Council Guidance and National and Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To demonstrate understanding of national and local guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care and their impact on service delivery.
• To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
• To maintain accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust Policies and RCOT Standards of Practice.
• To maintain timely statistics and other records as requested by the Therapy Service and the Trust.
• To monitor the quality of record keeping for support staff and students.
• To participate in the day to day organisation and development of the Therapy Service.
• To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.
• To advise the Therapy Lead on resources required to carry out the job.
• To prescribe wheelchairs and equipment for patient use within resources available in Health, Social Services and Education.
• To plan and implement the induction of junior staff / students.
• To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply them to practice and disseminate findings at a local level.
• To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• To demonstrate effective communication skills towards patients, relatives/carers, team members, occupational therapy colleagues and other agencies.
• To be able to organise and take a lead in multi-disciplinary team / inter-disciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
• To maintain good working relationships.
• To convey information on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans in a range of verbal and non-verbal forms that clients / relatives can understand.
• Use a variety of skills to gain consent and co-operation to treatment plans.
• To act as an advocate for patients 'needs when necessary.
• To be a key worker for clients.
• To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
• To handle sensitive or private information regarding a patient or team member with sensitivity, compassion and confidentiality.

Responsibility for Human Resources

• To undertake the supervision of junior staff as delegated by senior staff.
• To regularly supervise, evaluate and assess occupational therapy students to include negotiating learning contracts and setting objectives.
• To comply with annual PDR and appraisal system

Responsibility for Health & Safety

• Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including the prompt reporting and recording of accidents to senior staff, and ensuring that equipment is safe.
• To be responsible for the monitoring of materials and equipment and bring defects or deficits to the attention of senior staff.
• To contribute to the Trust's clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda

Responsibility for Teaching

• To educate patients, relatives and carers in conditions and their effects in order to adapt to an appropriate lifestyle.
• To receive, plan and deliver in-service training for own profession and others.
• To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practices, clinical pathways and protocols within your clinical area.
• To participate with other team members in measurement of and evaluation of work and current practice through use of outcome measures and audit.