Post Covid Service Band 7 Occupational Therapist

You will be jointly responsible for providing clinical and therapeutic guidance to colleagues working with people with complex needs, to enable the team to undertake service development, changes of service, practice, and ways of working to enable effective inter-discipline working.
CPCS is a new service that continues to develop and change in line with the growing knowledge base of how best to treat clients using supported self management techniques. We work closely with UCLH Post Covid Clinic and with community teams across NCL., Your role of as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist will:
+ Provide clinical mentorship/supervision, teaching and support to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
+ Participate in and lead on-going service development within the department and other community services/voluntary organisations.
+ Take the lead and contribute to service development in line with local, regional and national policy directives.
+ The post holder will get the opportunity to develop their skills and expertise working alongside individuals in geographical areas that are rich in cultural diversity.
+ The post holder will need to take into consideration highly complex socioeconomic issues impacting on individuals' health and well-being.
+ Managing complex cases; you will provide specialist assessments, interventions and guidance to support clients with self management strategies.
+ You will be expected to supervise junior staff members.
+ Support service managers to implement change.

Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work., To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the team, the Trust, BAOT, HPC AND COT code of ethics.
To independently manage a caseload of complex cases, providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and interventions to clients with complex physical, cognitive and psycho-social needs arising from their medical conditions. To provide this service in the most appropriate setting to the client, e.g. remotely, in a clinic or at the clients' home.
Undertake advanced clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation of patients as an autonomous practitioner with symptoms of Long COVID which may include: respiratory, cardiovascular, generalized, neurological, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, ear, nose and throat, dermatological, psychological/psychiatric (see COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Managing the Long-term effects of COVID-19).
Be able to independently evaluate progress and adapt intervention as necessary.
Carry out competent risk assessments when indicated for the psychological wellbeing of patients.
Maintain accurate and up to date documentation for all of patient caseload in interdisciplinary records.
Be highly skilled in effective, sensitive, communication with patients with Long COVID, including discussion of sensitive information with patients and relevant parties. This will also include communication with patients where there is a language barrier.
Be skilled in the management of clients in group settings such as symptom management programmes working closely with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Act as a resource for other members of the team in symptom management strategies relating to discipline specialty.
Carrying out assessment and 1:1 treatment with clients with complex health, psychological and social needs requiring management of unpredictable situations, a problem-solving approach, empathy and negotiation skills.
Ensuring that activity data is collected regularly and accurately, in line with Trust guidelines.
Be responsible for developing written and multimedia resources in Long Covid for patients and the multidisciplinary team.
Participate in/ lead training in the management of Long COVID/Post-COVID 19 Syndrome within the team, wider Long Term Condition Teams, to GPs and other specialities/community organisations.
Provide expert advice to educational establishments, workplaces and other community resources to promote client's successful (re) engagement in education / work / leisure in the community within appropriate professional capacity.
Support, advise and provide education for patients and their carers as appropriate.
Liaise with Whittington, external statutory and voluntary agencies to maximise engagement in the community. This may include providing advice / joint working on housing, benefits and care plans.
Set a high personal standard of evidence-based practice and maintain up to date knowledge of clinical professional development in the field of occupational therapy and incorporate this appropriately into clinical practice. This involves regular attendance at internal and external training e.g. special interest groups in Long COVID.
Ensure the patient's management is goal directed, liaising closely with the multi-disciplinary team to enable effective discharge planning and act as a key worker when allocated.
Participate fully in the interdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation working closely with all disciplines of the team and participating in team meetings and case reviews.
Be an active member of the in-service training programme. Plan, organise and deliver specialist advice and teaching to colleagues, students and other members of the MDT.
Work within Trust and Departmental policies and procedures.
Other Duties:
In conjunction with service leads, establish service priorities and contribute to the development of the service.
Be actively involved in service development through quality and clinical audit.
Contribute to wider audit, clinical governance and research initiatives as required.
Contribute to and participate in effective risk assessment. Provide point of contact for third sector groups and organisations such as local authority benefit and housing teams.
This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However, the duties of the post may change and develop over time and this job description may, therefore be amended in consultation with the post holder.
We expect the post holder to have a can do attitude and be willing to work in a flexible manner within the MDT to work together to achieve the best outcomes for the service user. The post holder will receive a thorough induction and regular operational supervision.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
+ Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
+ Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
+ Participate in required training and supervision.
+ Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form -
1. Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes -
1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information -
+ Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
+ Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
+ In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic clinician to join our friendly and exciting team at the Community Post Covid Service (CPCS) in order to deliver services to residents in Haringey, Islington and have commenced delivery of services to Enfield.
You will be expected to have a broad range of experience of occupational therapy and be able to provide advanced clinical assessment and treatment of patients with symptoms relating to Long COVID/Post-COVID-19 syndrome within a biopsychosocial and goal-orientated framework.
Experience of using fatigue management and cognitive rehabilitation is desirable as is delivery of group work across digital platforms.