Specialist Occupational Therapist - Watford

This is a broad summary of the role detailing key areas of operation and responsibilities - further detail will be provided in the Main Duties and Responsibilities section, below, which provides more granular detail. The post holder will be responsible for:

• To be responsible for the provision of Occupational Therapy in our Rehabilitation Beds ensuring
that services support the discharge of patients by providing specialist assessment and treatment.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the rehabilitation units to facilitate timely assessment
and timely, co-ordinated discharge planning as required
• To work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to
undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation., · To maintain communication links with other disciplines and agencies by attending operational meetings and through verbal and written recording and reporting. · To maintain effective communication by attending necessary multidisciplinary team meetings. · To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure safe discharge planning. · To advise and instruct relatives, carers and other professionals as appropriate. · To maintain concise and accurate reports following all departmental standards and procedures. This will also include the use of electronic patient records using the System one informatics system where appropriate and recording outcome measures, · To assess the functional needs of patients providing intervention plans based on protocols and pathways aimed at improving function and reducing the impact of disability, working with clients to identify OT goals as part of their overall care plan. · To complete OT specific assessments including those required to assess cognition, sensory, visual and postural needs, including planning and carrying out suitable treatment plans. · To independently manage a delegated caseload of straightforward and complex cases demonstrating a high level of problem solving, clinical reasoning skills and professional judgement. · To select and apply specific Occupational Therapy assessments addressing occupational performance and skills deficits enabling clients in the areas of productivity, self-maintenance and leisure. · To carry out and record comprehensive assessments within the ward/ therapy department and home environment. · To prescribe and monitor equipment, adaptations and assistive technology to improve or maintain independence. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job. Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date. At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN) Race Equality Network Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH. The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home., We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire. Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to: + stay well + manage their own health with the right support + avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital. We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives. Our vision: deliver great care closer to home. Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence