Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist (Fixed Term 12 Months)

Happy to talk about flexible working Job title: Band 6 Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist Department: AHP Hospice band: 6 Reports to: Therapies Lead Responsible for: n/a DBS required Enhanced Job purpose The main purpose of this post is to provide Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy input, as part of a Specialist Multi-disciplinary Team, to patients referred for specialist palliative and end-of-life care. The post holder will work within their professional scope of practice to complete assessment and deliver symptom management and person-centred interventions. With a focus on maximising independence, function, quality of life and participation in meaningful activities. This role is across our inpatient unit, Living Well Centre and Community settings. Main duties and responsibilities CLINICAL PATIENT SERVICES To provide responsive, specialist Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy services to patients under the care of the Hospice in accordance with priorities set by the Director of Clinical Services. To undertake all clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including professional and legal accountability for all aspects of own work. To triage referrals for appropriate to the Therapy Team and to manage a clinical caseload of patients with palliative care needs. To holistically assess, plan, develop and provide evidence-based intervention for patients with a wide variety of complex physical, psychological and spiritual needs. To identify patient needs and refer to relevant agencies or other professionals if appropriate. To utilise profession-specific assessment and analytical skills to allow diagnosis and selection of precise and appropriate treatment options for a wide variety of conditions. To constantly evaluate patient progress, reassess and adjust treatment programmes as required and to liaise and discuss relevant information to other members of the clinical team. To identify the needs of the individual patient requiring specialist equipment and/or medical devices; ordering, managing delivery and teaching safe and effective use to the patient and/or family/carers. To liaise with other healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care to optimise the management and treatment of the patients on the therapy caseload and to be available as a specialist resource for generalist healthcare professionals. Provide specialist intervention to patients and carers in their preferred place of care with the emphasis on empowerment, enablement and self-management in order to optimise each patients quality of life. To communicate complex condition and treatment related information; to facilitate understanding and establish an effective professional rapport to gain trust and confidence of the patients and carers. To regularly attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and, as required, to meetings of other multidisciplinary teams involved in providing palliative care for hospice patients To assist with the running of patient self-management education programmes Proactive discharge planning, identification and provision of equipment required to allow safe discharge, anticipation of needs when patient returns home. Follow up home visits if required to ensure optimal patient function and quality of life, irrespective of life expectancy. Attend and actively participate in clinical meetings on the Inpatient Unit. Liaise/refer to the Hospice at Home, Clinical Specialist Nurses, and Social care teams, Community Healthcare or other voluntary agencies to ensure continuity of care for the patient at home. To liaise with health professionals involved in the care of each patient with regard to any problems highlighted on assessment. This may require signposting to other health services, provision of equipment or individualised physiotherapy input if unsuitable for group therapy. SERVICE DEVELOPMENT Maintain and develop competency through Continual Professional development (CPD) training, maintenance of portfolio and reflective practice. To provide Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy expertise to other members of the healthcare team and contribute to the development of therapy services within specialist palliative care Attendance at MDT meetings to communicate information and to contribute to the development of service delivery within Palliative care which impact on other professions. To support education, supervision and assessment of undergraduate Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy students is delivered to the standard required for degree level university and to your professional standards within current national guidelines and recommendations. POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND AUDIT To support the development of related local policies, procedures, guidelines and clinical care pathways to ensure the delivery of a high quality, equitable service in all locations and to provide supportive information, education and training to staff as required to implement the same Demonstrate understanding and participation in all aspects of Clinical Governance Undertake, review and evaluate audits and make recommendations to the organisation based on the findings when requested To be aware of the complaints procedure and the reporting of clinical incidents on Vantage COMMUNICATION To effectively communicate and gain consent for any intervention to patients and their carers regarding the Occupational Therapy or physiotherapy intervention and the management of their palliative care and end of life symptoms; this may be in the hospice, within care establishments, during a visit to a patients home. The post holder will need to strike an appropriate balance between relaying factual information and being sensitive to an emotionally charged atmosphere where high levels of emotion and distress are likely To have knowledge of the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment To develop advanced communication skills in order to ascertain patients wishes, respond appropriately to difficult questions and manage situations that may be emotionally charged which may include difficult to accept information such as expectations of treatment and prognosis To represent Occupational Therapy, physiotherapy or patients at multi-professional team meetings to ensure the delivery of co-ordinated care. FREEDOM TO ACT AND AUTONOMY The post holder will be part of a team but will have the ability to act as an autonomous practitioner adhering to national professional and local policies and guidelines as directed by the Health and Care Professions Council and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner, adhering to professional standards and regulatory requirements set by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the relevant professional body, either the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) or Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). The post holder will be managed rather than supervised, demonstrating personal initiative to act independently to manage personal work schedules and priorities To work collaboratively and delegate appropriate tasks and roles to other members of the Palliative care team in order to maximise the cost-effective and efficient use of resources. The job description is not exhaustive and may be amended following appropriate consultation in the light of business needs. Job description Job responsibilities Happy to talk about flexible working Job title: Band 6 Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist Department: AHP Hospice band: 6 Reports to: Therapies Lead Responsible for: n/a DBS required Enhanced Job purpose The main purpose of this post is to provide Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy input, as part of a Specialist Multi-disciplinary Team, to patients referred for specialist palliative and end-of-life care. The post holder will work within their professional scope of practice to complete assessment and deliver symptom management and person-centred interventions. With a focus on maximising independence, function, quality of life and participation in meaningful activities. This role is across our inpatient unit, Living Well Centre and Community settings. Main duties and responsibilities CLINICAL PATIENT SERVICES To provide responsive, specialist Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy services to patients under the care of the Hospice in accordance with priorities set by the Director of Clinical Services. To undertake all clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including professional and legal accountability for all aspects of own work. To triage referrals for appropriate to the Therapy Team and to manage a clinical caseload of patients with palliative care needs. To holistically assess, plan, develop and provide evidence-based intervention for patients with a wide variety of complex physical, psychological and spiritual needs. To identify patient needs and refer to relevant agencies or other professionals if appropriate. To utilise profession-specific assessment and analytical skills to allow diagnosis and selection of precise and appropriate treatment options for a wide variety of conditions. To constantly evaluate patient progress, reassess and adjust treatment programmes as required and to liaise and discuss relevant information to other members of the clinical team. To identify the needs of the individual patient requiring specialist equipment and/or medical devices; ordering, managing delivery and teaching safe and effective use to the patient and/or family/carers. To liaise with other healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care to optimise the management and treatment of the patients on the therapy caseload and to be available as a specialist resource for generalist healthcare professionals. Provide specialist intervention to patients and carers in their preferred place of care with the emphasis on empowerment, enablement and self-management in order to optimise each patients quality of life. To communicate complex condition and treatment related information; to facilitate understanding and establish an effective professional rapport to gain trust and confidence of the patients and carers. To regularly attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and, as required, to meetings of other multidisciplinary teams involved in providing palliative care for hospice patients To assist with the running of patient self-management education programmes Proactive discharge planning, identification and provision of equipment required to allow safe discharge, anticipation of needs when patient returns home. Follow up home visits if required to ensure optimal patient function and quality of life, irrespective of life expectancy. Attend and actively participate in clinical meetings on the Inpatient Unit. Liaise/refer to the Hospice at Home, Clinical Specialist Nurses, and Social care teams, Community Healthcare or other voluntary agencies to ensure continuity of care for the patient at home. To liaise with health professionals involved in the care of each patient with regard to any problems highlighted on assessment. This may require signposting to other health services, provision of equipment or individualised physiotherapy input if unsuitable for group therapy. SERVICE DEVELOPMENT Maintain and develop competency through Continual Professional development (CPD) training, maintenance of portfolio and reflective practice. To provide Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy expertise to other members of the healthcare team and contribute to the development of therapy services within specialist palliative care Attendance at MDT meetings to communicate information and to contribute to the development of service delivery within Palliative care which impact on other professions. To support education, supervision and assessment of undergraduate Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy students is delivered to the standard required for degree level university and to your professional standards within current national guidelines and recommendations. POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND AUDIT To support the development of related local policies, procedures, guidelines and clinical care pathways to ensure the delivery of a high quality, equitable service in all locations and to provide supportive information, education and training to staff as required to implement the same Demonstrate understanding and participation in all aspects of Clinical Governance Undertake, review and evaluate audits and make recommendations to the organisation based on the findings when requested To be aware of the complaints procedure and the reporting of clinical incidents on Vantage COMMUNICATION To effectively communicate and gain consent for any intervention to patients and their carers regarding the Occupational Therapy or physiotherapy intervention and the management of their palliative care and end of life symptoms; this may be in the hospice, within care establishments, during a visit to a patients home. The post holder will need to strike an appropriate balance between relaying factual information and being sensitive to an emotionally charged atmosphere where high levels of emotion and distress are likely To have knowledge of the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment To develop advanced communication skills in order to ascertain patients wishes, respond appropriately to difficult questions and manage situations that may be emotionally charged which may include difficult to accept information such as expectations of treatment and prognosis To represent Occupational Therapy, physiotherapy or patients at multi-professional team meetings to ensure the delivery of co-ordinated care. FREEDOM TO ACT AND AUTONOMY The post holder will be part of a team but will have the ability to act as an autonomous practitioner adhering to national professional and local policies and guidelines as directed by the Health and Care Professions Council and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner, adhering to professional standards and regulatory requirements set by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the relevant professional body, either the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) or Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). The post holder will be managed rather than supervised, demonstrating personal initiative to act independently to manage personal work schedules and priorities To work collaboratively and delegate appropriate tasks and roles to other members of the Palliative care team in order to maximise the cost-effective and efficient use of resources. The job description is not exhaustive and may be amended following appropriate consultation in the light of business needs.