Job responsibilities

Main Duties:

Take referrals from Care Co-Ordinators, GP Practices and Neighbourhood Team

Assess aids around the house and outdoors to increase/maintain independency

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans with the aim of increasing independence to prevent or delay the need for care and support

Work with patients to plan realistic, outcome-focused goals

Effectively manage a caseload of patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) providing specialist and evidence-based assessment and interventions to patients in both a stable and acute phase of their condition, ensuring the physical, psychosocial, behavioural, perceptual, cognitive, sensory and environmental needs of patients are addressed

Utilise specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning to plan and provide clinical interventions in consultation with other colleagues in the MDT and to work in a range of settings as appropriate (eg patient's home or other community setting)

Adopt a patient-centred and sensitive approach to therapy, collaborating with patients (and/or carers where appropriate) in all aspects of the therapy process (assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, reporting)

Have a good level of knowledge of a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, care of the elderly, respiratory and falls and specialist knowledge of at least one of these areas

Works as part of a multi-disciplinary community team to support patients effectively

To utilise individual and/or group work skills as appropriate in order to achieve therapeutic goals

Engage with community partners enabling patients to access social activities to enhance their health and well-being, and to ensure effective, safe care

Work collaboratively with Social Services and third sector providers

Manage your own caseload and contribute to service development

Assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems to support evaluation of the effectiveness of the service

Assist in the maintenance and development of the Occupational Therapy service for the PCN

Attend practice meetings of the member practices if required, as well as Core Group Meetings (Community MDTs etc)

Attend any training courses and supervision sessions as required

Provide training to the member practices on relevant therapies or interventions if required and as appropriate

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in or pre-reg MSc in Occupational Therapy from a training programme approved by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Registered OT with HCPC
• Able to operate at an advanced level of practice

Desirable

• Post-graduate courses relevant to the post
• Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a therapy team and multi-disciplinary team
• Completion of preceptorship
• Experience of working with frail older adults
• Awareness and understanding of HCPS and RCOT standards and other national and local initiatives.

Desirable

• Clinical experience gained in a community/intermediate care setting
• Palliative care
• Complex manual handling skills, knowledge of stand aids, hoists etc.
• Experience of audit
• Presentation skills
• Experience of teaching on in-house sessions to staff and service users

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Understanding of the integration and PCN agendas
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Capacity to concentrate for considerable periods of time during assessment and management of patients and be expected to response immediately to interruptions
• Ability to deal sensitively with patients who may have high levels of anxiety and aggression
• Committed to team and personal development

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and the implications of standard of the NSF for elderly, NICE Clinical Guidance 21 (Falls Prevention) and the RCP
• Falls and Bone Audit

Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Committed to personal and team development
• Committed to person-centred, non-discriminatory practice

Criteria

Essential

• Aware of requirements of confidentiality
• Forward thinking
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure
• Able to maintain motivation, drive and enthusiasm
• Confident approach
• Flexible approach to work
• Full clean driving licence or ability to travel around the PCN patch to deliver patient care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced ACP to join our Home Visiting Wellbeing Team, working in and around Boston. You will be an enthusiastic and motivated ACP who wishes to influence patient care in this bespoke area of primary care.

Your main duties will be to assist daily with home visits including visit triage, seeing on the day patients for acute and minor illness, for housebound and care home patients, working on behalf of Boston Primary Care Network (PCN) practices.

You will be employed and supported by Boston PCN Ltd and will work with a diverse, multi-skilled, experienced professional team of clinical and non-clinical, friendly and committed staff.

Boston PCN covers six practices across Boston, Kirton and Swineshead areas.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Advanced history-taking, physical assessment and clinical examination skills.
• Ability to recognise and respond to red flags, clinical risk and deterioration.
• Safe prescribing and medicines management knowledge appropriate to the role.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, consent, capacity, confidentiality and information governance.
• Excellent communication, consultation and shared decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload, manage uncertainty and work effectively under pressure.
• Competent use of clinical IT systems, ideally including SystmOne.

Qualifications

Essential

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• Current registration as a healthcare professional with the relevant regulatory body, for example NMC, HCPC or GPhC.
• Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice, or evidence of working towards an approved programme where the role permits trainee status.
• Independent prescribing qualification
• Evidence of advanced clinical assessment and consultation skills.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the post
• Experience of working within a demanding primary care clinical setting, preferably GP practice.
• Full and clean UK Driving Licence and access to transport.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community health / home visiting care setting linked to GP Practice.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary health care team.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration clinical experience in a relevant setting.
• Experience of autonomous assessment, clinical decision-making and management planning.
• Experience of managing acute, chronic, complex or undifferentiated presentations.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and integrated team working.
• Experience of clinical governance, audit or quality improvement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).