This band 7 occupational therapist post sits within the Enhanced Practice in Care Homes (EPiC) team, which works across four nursing homes and is now recurrently funded. The role centres on proactive assessment of every new resident, brief intervention on posture, seating, falls and meaningful activity, and training care home staff to carry plans through. Working in a small multidisciplinary team, the post holder supports people with complex needs, mainly older adults, and contributes to quality improvement work. Current HCPC registration is required.
What the job involves
- Carry out initial interdisciplinary assessments of residents referred to the team
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate occupational therapy intervention using evidence-based, person-centred principles
- Carry out proactive assessment of all new residents
- Deliver brief intervention on posture and positioning, seating, falls prevention and independence
- Prescribe and use specialist equipment
- Train and support care home staff so that recommendations are implemented
- Provide holistic assessments of residents
- Manage and transfer ongoing care to other professions and agencies as appropriate
- Engage with residents, families, friends and activity coordinators to support meaningful activitySupport the development and education of care staff
- Contribute to quality improvement review and innovation in the service
- Work collaboratively with care home staff, residents and families
Qualifications
- Degree-level professional qualification in occupational therapy
- Relevant postgraduate courses
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Working in elderly care and nursing or care homes
- Designing and delivering training
- Multidisciplinary working
- Complex posture and positioning, including seating, spasticity, tone management and cognitive impairment
- Palliative care and clinical skills with people at the end of life
- Care of older adults, dementia and long-term conditions
Other
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust values
Nice to have
- Postgraduate module qualification in a relevant subject
- Membership of the RCOT Special Interest Group for Older People
- Leading quality improvement project work
- Experience of co-production
What’s offered
- Staff support and development
- A range of staff benefits
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
