Band 4 Occupational Therapy Technician

Job summary

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for 2 x Band 4 Occupational Therapy technician posts within the babies, children and young people's Occupational Therapy team based Ysgol Y Deri special school. One post is full time, the other is full time; term time only. The school has a wide and diverse range of differently able pupils and caters for children and young people from 3-19 years olds. The post holder will work closely with the Occupational Therapists, Multidisciplinary team, teachers and class room staff, to ensure that children and young people receive a timely occupational therapy interventions. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and /or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work with a MDT including teachers and class room staff, providing Occupational Therapy interventions under the direction of a qualified Occupational Therapist (OT). The OT's work with children, young people and their families to ensure they receive timely assessment and interventions. These full time Occupational Therapy technician posts will provide an opportunity to support these assessments and interventions along with reviewing and managing the equipment provision in the service. The successful applicant will have:

• Excellent communication skills as will need to speak to parents, teaching staff and MDT members.
• Ability to think creatively and flexibly
• Be able to demonstrate the UHB values
• Excellent organisational skills

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.