Band 6 Critical Care Occupational Therapist

• Be professionally & legally accountable for all aspects of work, including understanding of scope of OT Practice in Critical Care
• Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse/complex presentations and use advanced clinical reasoning to identify and deliver rehabilitation interventions
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent
• Use a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers
• Work within Trust/Royal College of Occupational Therapists guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national & local standards and monitor own/others quality of practice
• Contribute to service over 7 day period in line with out of hours provision
• Be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with College of Occupational Therapists Standards of Practice/Trust Policy
• Be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development including Mandatory Training
• Maintain/develop current knowledge of evidenced based practice in Critical Care
• Ensure your own practice and that of staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of Occupational Therapy practice
• Comply with organisational/departmental policies & procedures and be involved in reviewing and up-dating

Essential

• *Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• *Registered with HPC
• *Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate
• *training relevant to clinical speciality
• *Evidence of leadership training
• *Good standard of general education including GCSE
• *English and maths grade C or above
• * A Levels or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• *Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course

Essential

• *Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality. This would usually be approximately 12 months and will include experience in discharge planning.
• *Team/service development
• *A specialist knowledge across a range of OT treatments, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of occupational therapy
• *An ability to cope with a range of complex options, finds solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action.
• *Understanding of current legislation and application to OT

Desirable

• *Experience of supporting students and more junior therapy staff
• *An understanding of discharge routes in the community

Essential

• *Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding IT skills -- computer literate in email, Word & Powerpoint
• *An ability to prioritise and organise own workload Demonstrate enthusiasm for speciality Demonstrate a professional attitude An ability to work as part of an inter-disciplinary team
• *An ability to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on an appropriate course of action
• *An ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
• *Demonstrate a professional attitude
• *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis
• *An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments
• *An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations
• *Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the relevant team
• *Able to contribute to weekend service
• *Ability to work varied shift patterns commensurate to service area

Desirable

• *Desirable Able to drive with maximum 3 points on driving licence