Senior Occupational Therapist–Islington Urgent Community Response
London, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 4 days ago
To provide advanced Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment and clinical leadership within the Urgent Community Response Team (UCRT), supporting admission avoidance and facilitating timely discharge from acute and community services across Islington.
The post holder will deliver day-to-day team leadership for the Occupational Therapy team within UCRT, providing clinical oversight, support and coordination for Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants and students. The post holder will contribute to the effective operational management of the team, supporting clinical supervision, caseload prioritisation and service delivery across urgent community pathways. They will work closely with the Lead Physiotherapist and wider MDT in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating an effective, responsive and high-quality service.
The post holder will work autonomously, managing a complex caseload of adults presenting with acute deterioration, frailty, falls, mobility impairment, cognitive impairment and complex social circumstances. The post holder will provide clinical leadership for Occupational Therapy within UCRT and support service development initiatives, quality improvement projects and pathway redesign.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical practice and delegated work, maintaining a high standard of care in accordance with HCPC, RCOT, Trust and local policies.
To undertake highly specialist Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with complex physical, cognitive, psychological and social presentations within community settings.
To independently assess, triage and manage urgent referrals, identifying and managing clinical risk and determining appropriate intervention pathways.
To autonomously manage a complex caseload within urgent response timeframes, using advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
To provide Occupational Therapy interventions including rehabilitation, equipment provision, environmental adaptation, moving and handling assessment and falls prevention strategies.
To maintain accurate and timely documentation and electronic patient records in accordance with Trust standards and professional requirements.
To contribute to multidisciplinary assessment, care planning and discharge coordination to support admission avoidance and timely patient flow.
To provide day-to-day clinical leadership and support for Occupational Therapy staff within UCRT, promoting high standards of clinical practice.
To supervise, support and develop Band 5 and Band 6 Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants and students through regular supervision and appraisal processes.
Equal opportunities
Our latest policy known as “Promoting Equality, Diversity and Human Rights” outlines the Trust’s commitment to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less than favourable treatment on grounds of sex, marital and civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, creed, religion or belief, physical disability, mental health, learning difficulty, age or sexual orientation and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
For more information about our policy and commitment to equality, click:
https://whittnet.whittington.nhs.uk/document.ashx?id=1756
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Attlesey Job title: Occupational Therapist Team Lead Email address: h.attlesey@nhs.net
The post holder will deliver day-to-day team leadership for the Occupational Therapy team within UCRT, providing clinical oversight, support and coordination for Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants and students. The post holder will contribute to the effective operational management of the team, supporting clinical supervision, caseload prioritisation and service delivery across urgent community pathways. They will work closely with the Lead Physiotherapist and wider MDT in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating an effective, responsive and high-quality service.
The post holder will work autonomously, managing a complex caseload of adults presenting with acute deterioration, frailty, falls, mobility impairment, cognitive impairment and complex social circumstances. The post holder will provide clinical leadership for Occupational Therapy within UCRT and support service development initiatives, quality improvement projects and pathway redesign.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical practice and delegated work, maintaining a high standard of care in accordance with HCPC, RCOT, Trust and local policies.
To undertake highly specialist Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with complex physical, cognitive, psychological and social presentations within community settings.
To independently assess, triage and manage urgent referrals, identifying and managing clinical risk and determining appropriate intervention pathways.
To autonomously manage a complex caseload within urgent response timeframes, using advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
To provide Occupational Therapy interventions including rehabilitation, equipment provision, environmental adaptation, moving and handling assessment and falls prevention strategies.
To maintain accurate and timely documentation and electronic patient records in accordance with Trust standards and professional requirements.
To contribute to multidisciplinary assessment, care planning and discharge coordination to support admission avoidance and timely patient flow.
To provide day-to-day clinical leadership and support for Occupational Therapy staff within UCRT, promoting high standards of clinical practice.
To supervise, support and develop Band 5 and Band 6 Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants and students through regular supervision and appraisal processes.
Equal opportunities
Our latest policy known as “Promoting Equality, Diversity and Human Rights” outlines the Trust’s commitment to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less than favourable treatment on grounds of sex, marital and civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, creed, religion or belief, physical disability, mental health, learning difficulty, age or sexual orientation and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
For more information about our policy and commitment to equality, click:
https://whittnet.whittington.nhs.uk/document.ashx?id=1756
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Attlesey Job title: Occupational Therapist Team Lead Email address: h.attlesey@nhs.net
