CHD Rehabilitationservices are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Occupational Therapistfor our Neurorehabilitation Centre based in Bagshot, Surrey.This is an exciting opportunity to work within aspecialist multidisciplinary team to develop your skills in neurorehabilitation. You will work alongside highly specialist physiotherapists,speech and language therapist, Clinical Psychologist, specialist nurses and rehabilitation assistants.At CHD we deliver comprehensive, neurologicalrehabilitation packages which include complex nursing care, intensive therapypackages, long term disability management and slow-stream rehabilitation.This is an opportunity to work with a diverse and complex caseload, whichinclude individuals with prolonged disorders of consciousness, traumatic braininjury, acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury and progressive neurologicalconditions.The post holder willdeliver a wide range of assessment and interventions including complex posturalmanagement, ADL rehabilitation, upper limb rehabilitation, cognitiverehabilitation, community reintegration and complex dischargeplanning.You will have an opportunity to participate in regular in-servicetraining, with access to specialist courses to meet your personaldevelopment plan. You will be supervised by an experienced OccupationalTherapist and supported by the onsite multi-disciplinary teamMain duties of the jobTo develop and maintain Occupational Therapy (OT) services leading on planning, development and evaluation of OT services, ensuring a consistently high standard of assessment, treatment planning and documentationTo assess and treat own caseload of people using our services and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.To manage a varied caseload of people using our services including supporting those with Acquired Brain Injury, complex long-term disability and general rehabilitation using evidence based, person centered principles to assess, clinically reason, plan, implement and evaluate interventionsTo provide knowledge, skills and advice to people using our services, and be a source of expertise for therapy staff, the care team, other members of the MDT and outside agencies.To support neuro-rehabilitation pre-admission assessments alongside the multidisciplinary teamTo identify, initiate and implement service development in line with local and national guidelinesTo work collaboratively with care and wellbeing staff to achieve rehabilitation using a holistic approachTo be professionally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of people using our servicesTo maintain your registration through compliance with registration requirements and follow HCPC code of conductAbout usEstablished in 1984, CHD Living are proud to be an award-winning, family-owned and operated group of care home, rehabilitation & home care services in Surrey, Hampshire & South London. CHD Rehabilitation are established and NHS preferred providers for acquired brain injury and neurorehabilitation. We have a strong focus on facilitating the very best possible recovery of those in our care, combined with enabling patients to live as independently as possible in a stimulating and home-like environment. Bagshot Park Neurorehab Centre is committed to providing the very highest level of rehabilitation through individually tailored and goal driven programmes.Benefits of working at CHD LivingCompetitive rates of payStudy Leave AllowanceEmployee Assistance ProgrammeRefer a friend scheme£1000 (pro rata) Yearly reward schemeEmployee of the quarter recognitionJob responsibilitiesJobtitle: Senior Occupational TherapistLocation: Bagshot Park Neuorehab CentreResponsibleto: Therapy Team Lead / Clinical Head of Rehabilitation ServicesOccupational Therapist Role/Job PurposeTo develop and maintain Occupational Therapy (OT)services leading on planning, development and evaluation of OT services,ensuring a consistently high standard of assessment, treatment planningand documentationTo assess andtreat own caseload of people using our services and to maintain ownrecords as an autonomous practitioner.To manage a varied caseload of people using ourservices including supporting those with Acquired Brain Injury, complex long-termdisability and general rehabilitation using evidence based, person centeredprinciples to assess, clinically reason, plan, implement and evaluateinterventions.To provideknowledge, skills and advice to people using our services, and be a source ofexpertise for therapy staff, the care team, other members of the MDT andoutside agencies.To support neuro-rehabilitationpre-admission assessments alongside the multidisciplinary team.To identify,initiate and implement service development in line with local and nationalguidelines and ensuring any initiatives are maintained through regular review.To workcollaboratively with care and wellbeing staff to achieve rehabilitation using aholistic approachTo be professionally responsible andaccountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of peopleusing our services.To maintain your registration throughcompliance with registration requirements and follow HCPC code of conductOccupationalTherapist Main duties and key responsibilities :Thefollowing are not intended to serveas an exhaustive list of all duties to be performed but is intended to providea summary of major duties and responsibilities.You may not be required to perform all duties listed and may instead berequired to perform additional, position-specific duties.Communication / Relationship SkillsTocommunicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team, peopleusing our services, where appropriate persons of importance to them and allother stakeholders involved in a persons care to maximise rehabilitationpotential and to ensure understanding of conditionTopromote understanding of the aims of rehabilitation across the service andensure a co-ordinated team approach to care provision.Todemonstrate communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation andgaining informed consent from a wide variety of people using our services andto recognise and overcome barriers to effective communicationToprovide advice, teaching, and instruction to people using our services, personsof importance to them and other professionals.Clinical Reasoning &Clinical SkillsTo undertake evidence-basedassessment of people wishing to use our services using investigative andanalytical skills.Touse appropriate evidence- based clinical reasoning to determine and justifyappropriate treatment plans and goals.Tosupport other members of the team to utilise and develop evidence- based clinicalreasoning skills to determine and carry out appropriate treatment plans andgoalsTobe able to assess and identify appropriate equipment for use by staff andpeople using our services and to ensure safety of use and maintenance at alltimesTorecognise own scope of practice and seek guidance or further training ifrequiredToevaluate rehabilitation progress and to reassess, alter and adapt treatmentprogrammes if required.Independentlyselect and apply OT assessments (standardised and non-standardised) for adesignated specialist case load, addressing occupational performance and skilldeficits, and enabling the patients in the areas of self maintenance,productivity, leisure and discharge planningToprovide neurorehabilitation, long term disability management and slow streamrehabilitation to those with acquired brain injury and other neurologicalconditionsToappropriately support person centered goals and outcome measures to facilitate,where appropriate, a safe and timely discharge into the communityWhenrequired to assess and provide OT intervention in a persons own home following lone worker guidelinesToprovide comprehensive occupational therapy written reports relevant to thecaseloadToutilise specialist clinical reasoning skills to inform therapy policies andguidelinesLeadership & TeamWorkTo be responsible for supervision of therapyassistants at CHD Rehabilitation, carrying out regular supervision in line withlocal policyTo workcollaboratively with the therapy team, nursing and care team promoting an individualsindependence and delivering a team approach to rehabilitationTo be a role modelto all members of staff displaying excellent attitude to work and working in linewith all company policies and proceduresTodelegate clinical tasks, as appropriate, to rehabilitation assistants providingdetailed treatment plans to other non-qualified members of staffBe an active participantof in-service training within the therapy team and when required lead training sessionsToparticipate in annual appraisal, identifying objectives for service andpersonal development (in collaboration with senior/Lead OT)Toparticipate in regular clinical and non-clinical supervision (in collaborationwith senior/Lead OT)Toprovide supervision when required for OT students in introductory placements,and explain the role of the Occupational Therapist to departmental visitors andthose undertaking work experience placementHealth, safety and securityTounderstand all emergency procedures.Toparticipate in and attend all mandatory training and be familiar with localprocedures within speciality areas of work.Beaware of Health and Safety aspects of your role and implement any policies whichmay be required to improve the safety of your work area (including the promptrecording and reporting of accidents)Toensure that all equipment used is in safe working order and that action istaken where deficits or concerns are identifiedTo ensurethe compliance with all relevant policies, procedures and guidelines includingthose relating to Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality ofInformation and Data Security.Responsibility for Policy and Service Improvement & DevelopmentTofollow CHD Rehabilitations guidelines for obtaining consent, and to workwithin a legal framework at all times.To assist in the collectionof data as directed by the Clinical head of Rehabilitation Services.To ensure thecontinual development and improvement of the OT services to meet the needs of peopleusing our services.Touse evidence-based practice, audits, and published research to inform practice.Toparticipate in audits/research projects and support the wider governanceprogramme.QualityTomaintain a high standard of clinical care for people using our services underyour management.Tomaintain comprehensive and accurate patient records in line with legal,professional and departmental requirements.Toattend appropriate post-graduate courses and disseminate to the team asrequiredToadhere to the HCPC code of conduct and ensure compliance by rehabilitationassistants and other members of the therapy teamTobe a member of the RCOT and remain up to date with current profession specificguidelines and current issuesEquality, diversity and rightsTosupport, promote, and develop a culture which supports equality & valuesdiversity.Torespect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of peopleusing our services and contribute to the provision of the service sensitive tothese needsResponsibility for financial and other physical resourcesTobe responsible for all equipment used, and to adhere to guidelines on equipmentuse, including competence to use equipment.Responsibilities for information resourcesTouse computerised record systems to access patient information and to recorddata accurately in line with the data protection act and guidelines.Toutilise computer systems to accurately provide regular reports regarding peopleusing our services for external health care providersOtherTopromote the rehabilitation services across a range of networks including healthcommunitiesTofrequently deal with emotional and distressing situations and circumstanceswith patients and families to promote achievement of goals (e.g. Patients withterminal illness, patients with limited rehab potential, including occasionalexposure to highly emotional circumstances such as the death of patient orpatient needing resus)Communicatingcomplex and sensitive information relating to medical conditions and OTprocess, requiring skills of empathy and reassuranceTobe able to complete required documentation and clinical work by deadlinesagreed, which may be stressful at timesPerson SpecificationExperienceRange of post graduate OT experience in a variety of relevant core specialties, or well-rounded student placement experienceExperience at Band 5 level or equivalent within NeurorehabilitationExperience of working within an MDTComprehensive experience of working as an OT with patients with complex conditionsExperience of providing training other professional groupsExperience of managing complex discharge planning and liaising with relevant professionals, individuals and their representativesKnowledge and SkillsHigh level specialist assessment, management & treatment skillsExcellent clinical reasoning skillsExcellent time management and organisational skillsExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsQualificationsProfessional Qualification BSc/MSc or Diploma in Occupational TherapyCurrent HCPC registrationMember of Royal College of OTDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Depending on experienceSalary Dependent on Experience FTE £36,000
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