Team Lead Occupational Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Band 7 Occupational Therapist role to support Nephrology and Transplant Directorate Services in Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. The Nephrology and Transplant Directorate serves a population of approximately 1.4 million people in South East Wales, providing a complete range of diagnostic and therapeutic services including dialysis and transplantation. Transplantation is also provided for patients from West Wales - an additional 0.8 million population. The recently established ENHANCE Prehabilitation Programme is a core part of the directorate's strategy. The programme provides patients with education and support at an early stage of their journey with kidney disease to help slow the progression of their disease and overcome barriers to transplant or home dialysis. We are seeking a Band 7 Occupational Therapist who has experience of team leadership, a sound understanding of the principles of prehabilitation, in-patient assessment and rehabilitation. Experience of service development to enable a value-based healthcare approach is also desirable. The post will deliver Occupational Therapy with the person at the centre of care providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place. The Occupational Therapy Service values an MDT approach and the post will support training and partnership working. The post holder may be required to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the developing service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Work with the Renal MDT to develop the the prehabilitation programme that focusses on occupation and what is important to the individual.
• Identify and implement appropriate Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention into the Renal Service outpatient settings using profession specific models of practice and outcome measures.
• Consolidate and improve the Occupational Therapy offer for Renal inpatients.
• Develop links to enable collaborative working across the region which the Nephrology & Transplant Directorate services.
• Identify, collate, analyse and present data to demonstrate the value of occupational Therapy in the Renal service.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.