Falls and Enhanced Observation Lead | 306 North London NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Enfield's Older Adults Mental Health Inpatient Services. We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Occupational Therapist (OT) to lead in the management of falls and enhanced observation of patients on our older adult wards. This post will initially be for a 12-month secondment/contract. The Oaks is a20 Bed ward that provides assessment and treatment for service users with a variety of mental health difficulties who have needs that would be best met in an older adult inpatient setting. Silver Birches is a 13 Bed ward that provides treatment for service users who have an established diagnosis of dementia. Cornwall Villa is a 13-Bed ward that provides treatment for patients who have a diagnosis of a functional mental illness and require a longer period of treatment and rehabilitation prior to discharge. The Falls and Enhanced Observation Lead will work with the ward MDT, inpatient therapies team, MHSOP Lead Nurse and Divisional AHP Lead to review patients who have been placed on enhanced observation to either prevent falls or to manage other behaviours and formulate support plans that ensure the safety of the service users and others while promoting the independence and enablement and providing care in the least restrictive way.

• To review all patients who are on Enhanced Observation on The Oaks, Silver Birches and Cornwall Villa at Chase Farm Hospital
• To formulate support/care plans for all patient on Enhanced Observation to remove the need for Enhanced Observation.
• To lead on the older adults Enhanced Observation QI and provide meaningful data on the measures implemented for the reduction in use of Enhanced Observation
• To support the Head of Profession Occupational Therapy /AHP lead in providing comprehensive, evidence based activities of continuing professional development for occupational therapists/ AHP across the Trust.
• Be responsible for the implementation of outcomes from the older adults Enhanced Observation QI including the training of staff, use of innovative adaptive equipment, ensuring adherence to the Trust Falls and Enhanced Observation policy
• Ensuring national guidance and best practice is implemented, whilst meeting the Trust's Clinical Governance agenda
• To implement relevant National and Local policy and guidelines into clinical practice through policy/ protocol development, teaching/training, evaluation and reporting., In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
• Take a lead role the management of Enhanced Observation on The Oaks, Cornwall Villa and Silver Birches, including clinical audit, monitoring reported falls, data analysis and reporting, education and training, in order to ensure quality improvements focusing on the fundamentals of care.
• Support with the delivery of training including falls prevention and Enhanced Observation
• Act as a professional resource/role model in supporting teams in providing quality of care.
• Maintain a professional portfolio demonstrating clinical practice and skills
• Provide clinical and professional advice to Matrons and ward managers and Allied Health Professionals (AHP) particularly in regard to Occupational Therapy and to falls management.
• Take a lead role in the development of clinical policies and protocols across the Trust.
• Take a lead role in therapeutic environmental audits on the wards to ensure a safe environment that minimises risks and hazards.
• Challenge practice and identify competency issues.
Work with Matrons, Ward Managers and AHP colleagues to ensure the sustainability of practice development initiatives to reduce the need for Enhanced Observation.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. 2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. 4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT? · We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. · We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. · NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme · Excellent internal staff network