Job Description
Job Specific Outcomes 1 of 2
Assess, develop interventions and monitor needs for a range of highly complex conditions within a specialist area. This includes specialist evaluation, diagnostic services, advice and training to clients, families and other professional staff on the management of physical, injury or disability, sensory, management of a client's environmental factors, educational and leisure activities.
Undertake the role of care co-ordinator within a health and social services context,
Share, interpret, implement and practice Gvernment and National policies, standards and guidelines within specialist area to ensure that work is conducted in accordance with organization/ service policies and within health and safety regulations.
Receive direct referrals from a range of clinical services, schools and the general public, diagnosing and screning clients to identify how they might benefit from OT intervention, and providing subsequent comprehensive, holistic assessment using a variety of specialist clinical skills and individual intervention, including therapeutic activities in order to promote maximum independence of the client.
Inpenednetly manages cases/ key- working of individuals and offers support to families to promote effective outcomes that are met consistent with the client's needs and to refer to other agencies as required, with guidance from senior 1 Occupational Therapists as required.
Delivers professional evaluation, consultation, advice and training to clients and their families, other professional staff within the community, education and voluntary sector as appropriate, in the use of specialised aids, adaptive equipment and major housing adaptations.
Maintain appropriate and timely client records of assessment, intervention and progress to monitor effectiveness of intervention, to facilitate treatment planning and long-term client management and to support the ongoing evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of the service to inform departmental planning purposes.
Develop and deliver service specific training programmes, including supporting the training of Health and Social care and Occupational Therapy students and support staff. Provide Occupational Therapy information and advice to professional qualified and unqualified staff, education, external agencies and carers/ families in order to improve the understanding of client need and promote effective management of the client's condition to minimize the impact on quality of life.
Act as a mentor and provide regular clinical supervision to OT staff. Advice and support health and social care colleagues, trainees and support staff to ensure they are supported to deliver their roles to the best of their abilities and to continuing professional development.
Support the appraisal of the services performance, identifying unmet needs, implementing the use of outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the service and interpreting and actioning developments in Occupational Therapy practice in order to make recommendations and contribute to organisational changes to improve the service.
Idenify necessary major adaptations required for client's homes and schools to facilitate function, access and mobility.