Camden RAS - Senior Occupational Therapist

Central andNorth WestLondon NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience. Patient Safety TheSenior OccupationalTherapistcontributesto the provision of safe and reliable services by: • Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible • Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary • Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services • Being open and transparent about their own practice • Supervising the work of others • Reflecting on everyday practice toidentifyareas where improvements in safety or quality can be made • Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement • Maintainingaccurate, legible, comprehensive records • Maintainingcompliance with their mandatory training requirements As the regulatory body, theHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC)playsan important rolein safeguarding the public by regulating the work ofboth occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Alltherapistsmust beregisteredwith theHCPCand adhere to therelevantProfessional Standards andCode of Conduct. Clinical Outcomes TheSenior OccupationalTherapistwilloften work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by: • Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experiencedtherapistsand staff without a professional qualification • Providing skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures • Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs • Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care • Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members Contributing to creating andmaintaininghigh performing teams by: • Communicating well with all members of the team • Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieveitsobjectives • Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings • Encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes Patient Experience TheSenior OccupationalTherapistwillcontribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by: • Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers • Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making • Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector • Reassuring people by being professional, responsive,knowledgeableand confident • Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness andrespectand the trusts values are embedded in all practice • Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy. Supporting yourself and others All services and teams in the Trust should be able todemonstratethat they are meeting the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards of care.TheSenior OccupationalTherapistisexpected to beaclinicalleaderplayingan active role in ensuring that the team understands the CQC standards and what individual team members do to help achieve those standards by: • Taking a lead role in gathering and recording evidence whichdemonstratesthatCQC and locally agreedstandards are beingmet:assessing the performance of the whole team by using audit and benchmarking exercises and often contribute to the implementation of quality improvement initiatives • Contributing to the performance management of teams and creating a positive culturein which the team can learn from mistakes and is enthusiastic to improve • Deputising for theTherapy Leadand ensuring that there is no fall in performance in their absence. This may include managing the team and coordinating shifts. • To undertake the role of PracticeSupervisor Engaged staff are more productive andtheSenior OccupationalTherapistwillplay a role in engaging in other staff members in thetrust and the work we do by: • Providing supervision and annual appraisals to individuals and giving constructive, regular feedback which helps those individuals reflect on their work, understand theirobjectivesand the CQCstandardsandmonitortheir progress towards achieving them • Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes • Using continuing professional development funds to develop a relevant clinical specialism, gain sign-off mentorship skills or undertake accredited leadership modules. Service Specific Responsibilities • To provide supervision, annual appraisal andmonitoringthe work of RAStherapists(Band5 &6),therapyassistantsand students. • Complete DATIX investigationsandInitialManagement Reviews (IMRs), as delegated by the service leads. • Activelyparticipate/ lead in clinical handover. • UsingHealthRoster,participatein rota planning;finalise day to day bank/agency shifts; book temporary workers asrequired. Leadership and Management • To contribute to the recruitment andselectionof staff for the team and toparticipatein induction and orientation programmes • To manage and co-ordinate the work ofoccupational therapistsandtherapyassistants,monitoringand appraising their performance, offering support,developmentand training asappropriate. • To take responsibility for ensuring own mandatory training is up to date and those of the team members are similarly. • Monitoring Statutory and Mandatory training compliance forsupervisees, ensuring where staff are not compliant, there is a plan in place to become compliant. • Tobe able toidentifyand implementformal processes such as capability management; disciplinary action etc. • To contribute to the successful implementation of organisational directives within the team and the achievement of annual team aims andobjectives. • Tocontinually look for andidentifyopportunities for improvingthe service andvalue for money,so that the overall aims andobjectivesof the service are achievedwithoutimpactingon patients quality of care. • To improve access to services by ensuring that service provision and delivery is culturally appropriate for the targeted client group. • Support, teach and assess the developing clinical skills of junior team members in response to the changing needs within the localities. • Promoteevidence-basedpractice that responds to local and national service standards, and to act as a resource to colleagues. • Maintain an oversight of the weekly / monthly allocations, ensuring staffing isoptimalor sent to bank/agency asappropriate. • Deputise forTherapyLead when they are unavailable / otherwise engaged / on leave. Job description Job responsibilities Central andNorth WestLondon NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience. Patient Safety TheSenior OccupationalTherapistcontributesto the provision of safe and reliable services by: • Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible • Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary • Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services • Being open and transparent about their own practice • Supervising the work of others • Reflecting on everyday practice toidentifyareas where improvements in safety or quality can be made • Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement • Maintainingaccurate, legible, comprehensive records • Maintainingcompliance with their mandatory training requirements As the regulatory body, theHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC)playsan important rolein safeguarding the public by regulating the work ofboth occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Alltherapistsmust beregisteredwith theHCPCand adhere to therelevantProfessional Standards andCode of Conduct. Clinical Outcomes TheSenior OccupationalTherapistwilloften work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by: • Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experiencedtherapistsand staff without a professional qualification • Providing skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures • Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs • Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care • Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members Contributing to creating andmaintaininghigh performing teams by: • Communicating well with all members of the team • Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieveitsobjectives • Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings • Encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes Patient Experience TheSenior OccupationalTherapistwillcontribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by: • Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers • Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making • Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector • Reassuring people by being professional, responsive,knowledgeableand confident • Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness andrespectand the trusts values are embedded in all practice • Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy. Supporting yourself and others All services and teams in the Trust should be able todemonstratethat they are meeting the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards of care.TheSenior OccupationalTherapistisexpected to beaclinicalleaderplayingan active role in ensuring that the team understands the CQC standards and what individual team members do to help achieve those standards by: • Taking a lead role in gathering and recording evidence whichdemonstratesthatCQC and locally agreedstandards are beingmet:assessing the performance of the whole team by using audit and benchmarking exercises and often contribute to the implementation of quality improvement initiatives • Contributing to the performance management of teams and creating a positive culturein which the team can learn from mistakes and is enthusiastic to improve • Deputising for theTherapy Leadand ensuring that there is no fall in performance in their absence. This may include managing the team and coordinating shifts. • To undertake the role of PracticeSupervisor Engaged staff are more productive andtheSenior OccupationalTherapistwillplay a role in engaging in other staff members in thetrust and the work we do by: • Providing supervision and annual appraisals to individuals and giving constructive, regular feedback which helps those individuals reflect on their work, understand theirobjectivesand the CQCstandardsandmonitortheir progress towards achieving them • Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes • Using continuing professional development funds to develop a relevant clinical specialism, gain sign-off mentorship skills or undertake accredited leadership modules. Service Specific Responsibilities • To provide supervision, annual appraisal andmonitoringthe work of RAStherapists(Band5 &6),therapyassistantsand students. • Complete DATIX investigationsandInitialManagement Reviews (IMRs), as delegated by the service leads. • Activelyparticipate/ lead in clinical handover. • UsingHealthRoster,participatein rota planning;finalise day to day bank/agency shifts; book temporary workers asrequired. Leadership and Management • To contribute to the recruitment andselectionof staff for the team and toparticipatein induction and orientation programmes • To manage and co-ordinate the work ofoccupational therapistsandtherapyassistants,monitoringand appraising their performance, offering support,developmentand training asappropriate. • To take responsibility for ensuring own mandatory training is up to date and those of the team members are similarly. • Monitoring Statutory and Mandatory training compliance forsupervisees, ensuring where staff are not compliant, there is a plan in place to become compliant. • Tobe able toidentifyand implementformal processes such as capability management; disciplinary action etc. • To contribute to the successful implementation of organisational directives within the team and the achievement of annual team aims andobjectives. • Tocontinually look for andidentifyopportunities for improvingthe service andvalue for money,so that the overall aims andobjectivesof the service are achievedwithoutimpactingon patients quality of care. • To improve access to services by ensuring that service provision and delivery is culturally appropriate for the targeted client group. • Support, teach and assess the developing clinical skills of junior team members in response to the changing needs within the localities. • Promoteevidence-basedpractice that responds to local and national service standards, and to act as a resource to colleagues. • Maintain an oversight of the weekly / monthly allocations, ensuring staffing isoptimalor sent to bank/agency asappropriate. • Deputise forTherapyLead when they are unavailable / otherwise engaged / on leave.