Senior Occupational Therapist

• Be a member of the Ward 4 Older Persons Team, demonstrating the ability to make decisions and influence the development of services, and work with clients in a variety of health / community settings.
• Participate in the development of an evolving Acute and Urgent Care service.
• Participate in the development and provision of the Older Persons Occupational Therapy role in North Staffordshire.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy services within a designated area / team holding responsibility for a defined caseload and projects.
• Effectively manage and prioritise a designated caseload
• Will be required to teach staff including both students and qualified and unqualified team members.
• To actively promote and maintain effective communication between multi-disciplinary/agency professionals across agencies to ensure co-ordinated and high quality care for patients and their families.

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Hold Health and Care Professional Standards of Proficiency for Occupational Therapists (HCPC) Registration.
• Evidence of post registration training

Essential

• Post graduate experience within the role of Occupational Therapist.
• Knowledge of current best practice in older persons Occupational Therapy
• Ability to work single-handedly without direct supervision
• Experience of working in clinical practice and demonstrate ability to be responsible for own caseload.
• Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.
• Experience of supervising students and junior members of staff
• Demonstrate an ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance

Desirable

• Experience of working with older persons and their families
• Experience of working with individuals with a complex mix of comorbidities
• Experience in facilitating group work and project management.
• Experience of working with clients who have a sensory impairment

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based interventions and how these relate to this post.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Possess good written communication skills to maintain clear, concise, contemporaneous records and the ability to write reports
• Has received training (either formal or through experience) in carrying out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Computer literate
• Demonstrates an understanding and ability to evaluate using audit, research and outcome measures.
• Has a clear working knowledge of the application of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, College of Occupational Therapy Professional Standards