Bank Occupational Therapist

Work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care and clinical risk assessment. Undertake the specialised comprehensive holistic assessment of patients, including those with the most complex presentation and for whom a variety of factors will often provide a barrier to communication, using advanced investigative and analytical skills, to formulate a treatment plan. Formulate and deliver individualised management and treatment plans using advanced and clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of specialised treatment skills and options, both within inpatient and outpatient services. Formulate soundly reasoned prognosis and recommend the best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans within an MDT. Implement validated, person-centred outcome measure in palliative and rehabilitative care settings in alignment with NICE guidance, to support continuous service improve and inform clinical decision making, and enhance patient reported outcomes. Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, promoting understanding of the aims of the rehabilitation package, optimising patient management and ensuring a consistent approach to patient care. Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date patient records, and clinical data and statistics for clinical and managerial purposes.