Developmental Specialist Occupational therapist -Inpatient stroke

A Vacancy at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

A permanent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the Stroke inpatient therapy Team within CHFT. Successful candidates will support the Clinical Leads and Team Leaders in the delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions across the Stroke ward within the Inpatient Therapy Team, and support in the development of the service and its staff. There will be opportunities to be involved in local and Divisional projects which contribute to the overall vision of the organisation.

Applicants should be aware that we provide a 7 day service provision and the successful candidate would be expected to participate in weekend working as part of their role.

Applicants must have had experience in the NHS at under graduate or post graduate level.

Please note this role will be based at Calderdale Royal Hospital, however there is an expectation of cross site working if required.

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care.

• To work within the acute therapy service, developing effective clinical interventions within the speciality of stroke and neuro care in order to contribute to clinical practice in the team in line with current evidence base.
• To manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients at a specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records.
• To have specialist assessment and treatment skills in the areas listed but not limited to:
  Cognitive and perceptual deficits, Neurological assessment skills, Stroke pathology presentation, Neurological manual handling skills, Knowledge of various approaches to stroke rehabilitation, Appreciation of appropriate intervention, Physical rehabilitation through activity and function, Complex psychosocial assessment of patients and carers, Assessment for assistive equipment and adaptations, Discharge and transfer of care planning and co-ordination, Assessment of the home / discharge environment.
• To apply evidence based knowledge within the specialist clinical area acquired through experience and academic study to a specialist post graduate level.
• To act, within the acute therapy service, as a resource and provide advice for Occupational Therapists, other professionals and colleagues within the MDT about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients who have a multi-pathological illness and/or complex psychosocial need.
• To work collaboratively with health and social care community and acute colleagues.
• To work with other members of the MDT to ensure effective care pathways and transfer of care / discharges.
• To proactively and appropriately facilitate a seamless transfer of care and continuing therapeutic management of stroke patients between care settings.
• To work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary manner within the MDT, being able to debate the blurring of boundaries across professions and where competent take on aspects of blurred boundary working, where appropriate.
• To develop specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for stroke patients in the acute hospital setting.
• To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the service.
• To participate in the supervision process with staff on a daily basis and for students as required.
• To ensure a high standard of patient care is provided including implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work undertaken.
• To provide specialist assessment and advice for the multidisciplinary team and actively…