An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Band 6 Occupational Therapist.

Responsibilities:-

• To work to guidelines and have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored.
• To meet potential requirements of flexible working as part of potential changes in service re-design or to support staffing difficulties.
• To identify and employ suitable verbal and non-verbal communication skills with patients, relatives and carers who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating for example, hearing loss, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, dementia, pain, fear or the inability to accept diagnosis (including the terminally ill patient).
• To educate patients/relatives/carers regarding the nature of the condition/prognosis, the aims of occupational therapy intervention and long-term management in the home.
• To engage the patient, and relatives/carers where appropriate, in the planning and agreement of goals to maximise rehabilitation potential.
• To employ appropriate skills to facilitate motivation and gain co-operation in the continuation of the agreed goal plan/treatment programme and management of the patient’s condition.
• To communicate with empathy, patient information which may be of a complex and sensitive nature.