Main characteristics
- Location
- Liverpool, Merseyside
- Company
- NHS Professionals
- Salary
- £12 - £30/hour Accrued Pay Rates
- Employment type
- Contract
- Category
- Other
Job summary
Job Title: Macmillan Occupational TherapistTrust: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Band: 6
Location: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
Ward: CDU
Shift Pattern: Mon-Fri / 8am to 4pm
Directorate: Integrated Care
Department: CReST / AHP Team
Accountable to: AHP Manager / Dietetic Clinical Lead
Reports to: Occupational Therapy Team Leader
Responsible to: Occupational Therapy Team Leader
Job Summary:
* To assess and treat own specialist caseload of patients and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, seeking support for more complex cases from the Macmillan Occupational Therapy Team Leader.
* To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, holding responsibility for the occupational therapy needs of inpatients and outpatients attending the Trust.
Key Responsibility:
* To participate in the delivery of a comprehensive occupational therapy service, undertaking appropriate assessment, treatment planning and implementation for patients with diverse or complex presentation and multiple pathologies.
* To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to ensure optimal functional outcome for patients including complex discharge planning and to support patients with changing and deteriorating function.
* To work in conjunction with the MDT members to coordinate safe and effective interventions, employing Trust and departmental guidelines.
* To provide supervision and training for the Macmillan therapy assistant staff linked to the occupational therapy service. To provide training to staff as part of the Trusts educational programme on the role of occupational therapy and the specialist interventions the team provides.
* To be willing to participate in training courses and study days to develop own continuous professional development as required by the service
Benefits: Accrued Pay Rates
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