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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Administrative duties

1. Maintain clear and effective clinical records, using the Trust’s electronic patient information system, including progress notes, risk assessment and clustering, in accordance with Trust policy
2. Maintain own personal and professional status by ensuring the requirements laid down by the relevant registration authority are met, eg renewal of registration and continuity of professional development
3. To ensure regular completion of patient and carer surveys and processing of results
4. To assist in the development and monitoring of data bases for patient information
5. To assist with collection of information for audit purposes
6. To assist with compilation of patient information relating to BMS
7. To undertake specific administrative duties as required

Teaching Training and Supervision:

8. Receive both managerial and clinical supervision, in accordance with professional practice guidelines
9. To undertake and develop the appropriate skills of practice to widen professional scope, ensuring a period of training and in line with approved policies and procedures
10. Provide supervision to junior staff, as required
11. To ensure up to date competency and skills required for the delivery of current duties
12. To contribute to the training and support of other staff in occupational therapy related topics and other topics as required
13. To be conversant with current occupational therapy training and supervise occupational therapy students on clinical placement as required
14. To ensure a conducive learning environment for all staff in the service and review the through audit in consultation with the team leader and occupational therapy departments/university.
15. To promote the importance of Health Education to staff, patients and their carers. To ensure a good display of materials to increase public awareness of these issues
16. To attend staff development sessions/days and team away days as required by the team leader and service manager and provide evidence of continuing professional development
17. To develop skills and competencies required for the delivery of current duties and update as required
18. To attend mandatory training relevant to role and ensure this is up to date at all times
19. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes in consultation with the post holders, operational and professional managers

Service Development

1. To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects, as required
2. To attend meetings in which service developments are discussed and contribute to the same, as appropriate.

Research and Service Evaluation

1. To assist in the design and implementation of audit and service based research projects
2. To undertake data collection, analysis and the production of reports summaries using IT and statistical programs
3. To undertake searches of evidence based literature to assist in providing a basis for evidence-based practise in the occupational therapy aspects of the work of the team.

Technical

1. Planning and organisation of range of activities for Cognitive Stimulation Groups and facilitation of these groups

General

1. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes in consultation with the managers
2. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with the professional codes of conduct and procedures
3. To perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, this may be required from time to time by their managers.

Communication

1. To deal with sensitive and confidential information relating to patients and carers on a daily basis and observe Trust policies and procedures in so doing
2. To communicate with patients, carers and colleagues in a clear and effective way, demonstrating awareness of their needs in relation to this
3. To communicate views in meetings in clear and considered way
4. To represent service as required and communicate clearly aspects of service, as required

Patient Care

1. To demonstrate good awareness of needs of patients and carers through face to face contact and telephone contact, as well as in professional meetings
2. To ensure referrals to other services are made, where appropriate, in order to ensure excellent care
3. To ensure patients’ views are taken into account and encourage their feedback whenever possible

Information management

1. To create reports for service, as required.
2. To oversee waiting lists for some aspects of service, as required

Service Development

1. To contribute to service development by sharing views and knowledge and experience
2. To contribute to service protocols by sharing views and knowledge and experience

Resource Management

1. To highlight needs for resources for service for team leaders, eg materials for Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Systems and Equipment

1. To ensure a sound knowledge of the working systems of the service and guide other staff as required
2. To ensure good understanding of use of all equipment required for this post.

Efforts, Mental and Environment

3. To be able to concentrate on and understand the concerns of patients and carers and feed these back to relevant personnel in a clear and concise way
4. To be able to manage distress of patients and carers in a helpful and professional way.
5. To be able to stand for extended periods of time, eg when facilitating groups and able to sit for extended periods of times, often using a computer.