Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner; XR

Weare looking for a motivated & enthusiastic Senior Occupational Therapist Support Worker to join the Older Adults Occupational Therapy team based ess Hospital Leeds.

Asa Senior Occupational Therapist Support Worker you will have experience ofworking within an Occupational Therapy team.

You will have delegated responsibilities for assessment and treatment of patients referred to the Older Adults Occupational Therapy Team. You will playa vital role in supporting our patients to meet their occupationally focused goals and next steps in hospital discharge.

Ourteam delivers high quality, holistic, patient-centred care, in line with best practice guidelines. We work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team& community services to promote home first and therapeutic goal attainment for our patients.

The caseload includes older adults with a range of health needs, including but not limited to chronic diseases; high BP, heart disease, COPD, Arthritis, cognitive impairment, dementia, Alzheimers, delirium, falls and frailty.

Weare looking to appoint someone who is able to manage their own time, has excellent communication and team working skills and most importantly who will place our patients at the centre of everything they do.

Weare a supportive and well-respected team, we uphold the values of the Leeds Way recognising the skills each team member brings to the team, along with the contribution they make towards caring for patients with compassion. Leeds Teaching Hospitals has a wealth of learning opportunities available through the organisational learning department to support you in your ongoing personal development in addition to regular supervision and the opportunity to supervise junior staff & students.

Interviews will be held on: week starting the 9th March

Please contact us for further information:

Alice Taylor

Occupational Therapist team leader -

Older Adults Occupational Therapy Team St James University Hospital

Tel:/2066238

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Or

Joanne Stainton

Occupational Therapist team leader

Older Adult Occupational Therapy Team St James University Hospital

Tel:/2066238

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Towork within the Occupational Therapy (OT) team providing highly skilled and specialised clinical, administrative, and organisational support to the Occupational Therapy Service.

Thepost holder will work with the team to support the OT assessment pathway andwill be responsible for the screening of non-complex patients under the supervision of a qualified member of staff and advise on the most appropriate initial assessments and interventions.

Thepost holder will contribute to the management of a caseload of patients andwork with infrequent supervision from registered OT colleagues who are available for non-standard/complex queries. On occasions the post holder will assess home environments to ensure safe discharge, without the supervision of aqualified member of staff.

JOB DIMENSIONS

Dayto day supervisory support, and overall management will be provided to the support worker by registered OT staff.

Thepost holder is responsible for:

1. Assessing and providing care and therapy interventions for individual patients, adapting the process as indicated.

2. Assessment and intervention may takeplace in patients homes and base wards.

3. The post holder will work with the teamto support the OT assessment pathway and will be responsible for the screening of non-complex patients under the supervision of a qualified member of staffand advise on the most appropriate initial assessments and interventions. Thepost holder will contribute to the management of a caseload of patients andwork with infrequent supervision from registered OT colleagues who are available for non-standard/non-routine queries.

On occasions the post holder will assess home environments to ensure safe discharge, without the supervision of a qualified member of staff.

CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS

Interpersonal Skills

Ability to work as part of a Team(OT, and wider MDT)

Ability to manage a workload provided by more than one professional.

Problem-solving

Time Management

Organisational Skills

Administrative Skills

Able to work in a stressful environment

Ability to use initiative

Ability to influence and persuade

Ability to take responsibility for personal development

Ability to move and handle patient sand equipment

Provide support to band 3 support workers and informal support to students

Maintaining professionalism at alltimes, and demonstrating the…