Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 26 hours per week (Part time - 26 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-AHP086-0525
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ty Gwent
- Town
- Cwmbran
- Salary
- £46,840 - £53,602 per annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist OT - Long Term Conditions, Community Neurology
Band 7
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.
If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job overview
An exciting opening has arisen in the ABUHB Occupational Therapy (OT) service for an experienced Occupational Therapist, who is self-motivated, proactive, and able to actively engage in developing care pathways and new ways of working for the delivery of the OT service. The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive, fast paced learning environment.
Based in the community (physical based at Ty Gwent, Cwmbran) you will undertake a clinical delivery and leadership role, working as a highly specialist practitioner with the community neurology team. You will support and develop the delivery of occupational therapy interventions, whilst carrying a varied caseload of people who have been or in the process of being diagnosed with a degenerative neurological condition and under the care of the neurologist/clinical Nurse Specialist.
Working in collaboration with the Professional Clinical Lead, the post holder will lead and influence the ongoing development of OT provision within defined clinical areas, with a focus on supporting people across the spectrum of interventions from pre diagnosis to end of life support.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to deliver a range of occupationally focused assessment and intervention techniques and will join a team that works with people in the community to deliver place-based support to prevent unnecessary admissions, maintain and improve the individual’s functional abilities and overall quality of life.
The post offers opportunity to deliver a wide variety of assessments and interventions with individuals in their own homes, community locations as well as in clinic settings.
The post offers opportunities to be incredibly creative in treatment planning, and work with Individuals over focused periods of time to support them in achieving varied goals. The post holder show commitment to continually developing knowledge, skills and experience in condition management, complex moving and handling, major adaptations and specialist seating and support the development of team members and students as part of their clinical leadership role
Postgraduate experience of working with individuals with neurological conditions is essential as is the ability to work flexibly and proactively to deliver a prompt and clinically effective service.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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
Occupational Therapy is a highly valued service within Gwent, and we are strongly committed to service development, standard setting, clinical effectiveness and lifelong learning. We are keen to recruit occupational therapists who are ready to work in an occupational therapy service that is actively developing and changing to meet the needs of Gwent residents. We offer a real commitment to your career in an environment where your skills and enthusiasm will be valued and in a service that will support you in developing your full potential.
Main duties of the job
All applicants will be expected to have strong clinical and decision-making skills in order to demonstrate a depth and breadth of ability in working with people with complex, longer-term conditions.
You will need excellent communication skills, have initiative and a flexible approach to work. You must be confident and effective in the use of ensuring the delivery of OT interventions, to ensure they are carried out in the most appropriate setting for the person admitted to hospital. This will ensure and evidence that these interventions meet the person’s needs and organisation’s expectations of safe, compassionate and high-quality care.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- OT degree or diploma
- Member of HCPC
- Evidence of working at/towards a Masters level study (CQFW level 7) Research / OT practice / Practice modules linked to clinical area / Leadership
- Accredited practice placement educator
- Significant clincial experience in a wide range of areas
- Evidence of application of leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Member of relevant COT Specialist Section.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in working within the specialist area related to post
- Significant experience working at Senior OT level
- Significant experience of supervising less experienced OTs
- Line management responsibilities
Skills & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, plan and implement highly specialised treatment and advice in specialist area related to post.
- Able to analyse and reflect on clinical practice and use this to shape future practice
- Negotiation and problem-solving skills utilised within OT and wider MDT teams
- Ability to use highly specialist clinical skills to interpret complex assessments for second opinion
- Specialist knowledge of assessment and intervention for area of clinical responsibility.
- Understanding of local integrated systems of OT delivery
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate highly complex and potentially distressing information to service users, carers and colleagues
- Professional confidence.
- Commitment to developing further leadership/clinical skills
- Ability to travel around geographical areas to meet the requirement of the post
- Committed to person centred, non-discriminatory practice
- Documented evidence of CPD.
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Ralph
- Job title
- Divisional Head of Occupational Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 431621
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