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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day a week shift patterns: 3 x 12 hour shift and 1 additional 6 hour shift every 4 weeks)
Job ref
110-AHP055-0525
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Town
Llantrisant
Salary
£37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

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Specialist Occupational Therapist

Band 6

Job overview

It is an exciting time for therapies within Cwm Taf Morgannwg. We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and innovative Occupational Therapist to join our integrated multi-professional, national award winning service.

The Occupational Therapist within the Stay Well At Home Team works closely with the Physiotherapist, Social Workers and Support Workers to provide a rapid response service to people attending the Emergency Care Department, Clinical Decisions Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Wards. 

The overall aim of the service is to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting timely discharges using a discharge to assess model.

This is a 7 day week service and staff are expected to work weekends on a rotational basis – 3 x 12 hours shifts per week (with an additional 6 hours make up shift every 4 weeks). Hours of work 07:30 – 20:00.

Main duties of the job

It is an exciting time for therapies within Cwm Taf Morgannwg. We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and innovative Occupational Therapist to join our integrated multi-professional, national award winning service.

The post holder will need to be a team player who enjoys working in a fast paced environment.

You will need excellent clinical reasoning, time management, observation and communication skills and be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in achieving well being and positive health outcomes for the population we serve.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

 

 

 

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Registered member of HCPC
  • Experience of fieldwork education
  • Knowledge of a broad range of medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions
  • Knowledge and understanding of factors which can influence discharge planning
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate training in relevant area
  • Knowledge of standardised and non-standardised assessments that can be used with service users

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience of supervision
  • Experience of effective one-to-one interactions
  • Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical physical health settings
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of advising/teaching other professions
  • Experience of cross organisational working

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work well under pressure within wider multi-disciplinary team settings
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Autonomous practitioner with excellent personal organisational skills
  • Well developed written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrable clinical reasoning skills, and able to make effective clinical decisions following assessment of complex cases
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of effective teaching skills
  • Evidence of presenting to wide variety of audiences
  • Leadership skills

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Embrace innovative practice
  • Appraise own performance
  • Use of clinical supervision
  • Autonomous practitioner

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveDisability confident leaderStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gemma Pearson
Job title
Integrated Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 443443
Additional information

01443 443443 x 74895

Please contact via email or telephone number to arrange visits to the service

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