REACT Occupational TherapistNHS

Job summary

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Rapid Emergency Assessment and Care Team (REACT), a valued part of UHCW's Emergency Medicine Group.

Working across Emergency Medicine assessment areas and short stay wards, REACT plays a key role in supporting admission avoidance, facilitating timely discharges and delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

We are passionate about enabling patients to return safely home whenever possible through holistic therapy assessment, effective discharge planning and close collaboration with community services and partner organisations.

REACT is a supportive interdisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistant Practitioners. We celebrate success, promote staff wellbeing and are committed to professional development. Team members benefit from regular supervision, a structured in-service training programme and a range of learning opportunities. The successful candidate will contribute to service development through supervision of junior colleagues and involvement in quality improvement initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop advanced assessment, clinical decision-making and discharge planning skills within a fast-paced emergency care environment while making a meaningful difference to patient outcomes.

This post is 27.5 hours per week. As part of our extended-hours service, we offer a variety of shift patterns designed to support a healthy work-life balance.

Main duties of the job

• To manage a caseload of patients with a varied range of conditions +/- complex needs using evidence-based practice with client centred principles in order to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
• To effectively identify and utilise appropriate discharge pathways and services in order to promote a 'home first' approach and support patient flow
• To take a lead therapist role in managing clinical areas across the Emergency and Acute Medicine Footprint, providing day-to-day support to the wider team
• To support the learning and development of junior staff and students
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the REACT service, including holding responsibility for defined projects
• To participate within a 7 day working model, including extended hours

The drive towards integrated care models means that there will also be opportunities for the successful candidate to be involved in service development.

Our service covers 7 days and extended hours enabling a variety of shift and working patterns, including long days and weekend working.

For further information, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Lewis Malone via email ([email protected])

Job description

• Be professionally and legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work
• Carry a clinical caseload consisting of patients with a varied range of conditions, complexities and health & social needs.
• Complete holistic and comprehensive assessments in order to determine appropriate treatment plans & discharge pathways, ensuring that decisions are patient centred
• Work collaboratively with patients, their relatives/carers and external health/social/voluntary services in order to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and minimise length of stay
• Work as an autonomous member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care and discharge plans
• Carry out therapeutic intervention using a broad range of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique with the view to improve function and reduce deconditioning
• Evaluate therapeutic/discharge plans and modify as required in response to changing patient need
• Identify and prescribe appropriate equipment essential to support a timely and safe discharge, including appropriate risk assessment as required
• Complete accurate and timely documentation in accordance with REACTs Documentation policy
• Provide specialist reports on patient function, need and professional recommendations as required
• Contribute to the Trust and Emergency Medicine Group clinical governance arrangement and quality agenda
• Work in accordance with Professional and HCPC rules of professional conduct, in addition to those within local policies and procedures
• Effectively manage the recording, storage and sharing of information in accordance with Professional and Trust standards

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.