Spinal Injuries Unit Annual Report Appendix 3 - National Services ...

STAFFINGAll staff are well motivated, cohesive and committed to high quality patient careAdvice and expertise is often called upon by other Occupational Therapists and healthcare workers based in both hospitals and in the communityThe service is staffed by 4.95 WTE. It should be noted that this remains one of the lowest ratioof staff to patients in the UK. In the recently published Review of Spinal Injuries Services forHealth Authorities in the South West, South East, London and Eastern Regions it isrecommended the ratio is one therapist per 6 – 8 patientsThe Occupational Therapist Team Lead is responsible for the day to day management of the National Spinal Service development of the Assistive Technology Service staff supervision and development clinical caseload caseload allocation administration and statistical collation fieldwork educator line management of the Senior 1 staff within the Rehabilitation Directorate The Head OT is responsible to the:o Clinical Director of the Spinal Injury Unito AHP Lead – Regional ServicesSenior 1 x 0.75 WTE - out-patient service - is responsible for, assessment and treatment to the outpatient population of spinal cord injured. Thisservice includes follow-up, annual review of needs and function and care for those readmittedto the unit with complications associated with SCI overviewing OT input to satellite clinics patients contacting the service on the open door policy development and administration of out-patient serviceSenior 1 x 0.7 WTE - (Hand Specialist) - is responsible for, co-ordination of all spinal unit upper limb assessment and treatment identification of patients who would benefit from or be suitable candidates for tendontransfer surgery Hand Service development supervision of the Occupational Therapy AssistantSenior 1 (in-patients) is responsible for, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of newly injured patients. supervision of Senior II fieldwork educator other duties as assigned by the Team Lead OTSenior 11 is responsible for,12