This Band 6 occupational therapy post sits in the Solihull Community Respiratory Team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder assesses and treats patients with respiratory conditions, improving function, self-management and quality of life across community, outpatient, pulmonary rehabilitation and home settings. The work mixes a varied caseload with multidisciplinary working, moving between sites and patients' homes, and includes weekend working under the 7-day scheme. HCPC registration and a full category B driving licence are required.
What the job involves
- Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with respiratory conditions across community, outpatient, pulmonary rehabilitation and home settings
- Manage a varied caseload using evidence-based interventions to improve independence, function, self-management and quality of life
- Assess functional ability, activities of daily living, fatigue, breathlessness and environmental factors
- Develop and evaluate individualised treatment plans
- Support pulmonary rehabilitation programmes
- Provide education and advice to patients, carers and families
- Work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team, liaising with GPs, consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, social care and other agencies
- Identify and respond appropriately to clinical risk
- Maintain accurate clinical records
- Contribute to discharge planning and ongoing management
- Support service development, quality improvement, audit and governance activities
- Contribute to the supervision and support of students, therapy support workers and junior staff where appropriate
What’s required
Qualifications
- Post-registration CPD or a post-registration qualification in an appropriate area or speciality, or equivalent professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience, from short courses to degree level
Registration & licences
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
- Recent clinical experience managing a caseload of patients with complex needs
- Multidisciplinary team working in a complex healthcare setting
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Comprehensive clinical assessment of patients
- Learning from incidents and complaints to support changes in practice
- Supporting the development and delivery of education and training for junior staff
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical audit, monitoring of standards and benchmarking
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues and procedures
- Sound understanding of evidence-based practice and its application
- Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
- Knowledgeable clinician able to embed clinical governance in practice
Checks & eligibility
- Full category B driving licence, preferably clean or with no more than 3 points
Other
- Able to work the 7-day working scheme, including weekends
- Able to manage a combination of mobile working and base working
Nice to have
- Leadership training
- Mentor training or qualification
- Health care management or leadership qualification
- Health assessment qualification
- Knowledge of professional priorities and issues relating to NHS care provision
- Specific experience in falls prevention
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