Job summary
Would you like to continue your professional development in a well-supported and innovative OT Service? Then come and join our rehabilitation team in Ysbyty Cwm Cynon Hospital
With a wealth of learning and development opportunities such as a Band 6 Development Framework, a training passport tailored to your learning needs and peer support you will be able to consolidate and enhance your specialist Occupational Therapy and leadership and management skills.
As part of a close MDT, you will work together with your patients to identify meaningful goals, provide assessments, identify appropriate interventions and support their independence and discharge from hospital.
The post holder will carry an independent caseload of patients and deliver occupational therapy intervention to a high standard with the ethos of providing evidence based, high quality interventions.
The successful candidate will work closely with the MDT, Principal OT, Discharge Liaison Team and Local Authorities to ensure effective cross boundary and agency working.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and rehabilitation to patients to ensure improved functional recovery, prompt discharge and to enable the person to remain in their home.
You will provide supervision and support to junior members of the team and student Occupational Therapists and have a passion for delivering evidence based, quality intervention using research, audit and quality improvement projects. The post holder will be flexible to service needs, possess excellent self-management skills and administer their caseload efficiently to ensure effective intervention focused on preventing avoidable admissions, rehabilitation and efficient discharge planning, depending on setting.
We are looking for a candidate that is motivated, enthusiastic with exceptional communication and people skills.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
About us
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 tea
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.
Job description
Job 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.
Additional contact details:
Emily Lewis (nee Cooper)
Arweinydd y Tm Therapi Galwedigaethol| Team Lead Occupational Therapist
Therapi Galwedigaethol | Occupational Therapy
Emily.Cooper@wales.nhs.uk
01443 715281
Job description
Job 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.
Additional contact details:
Emily Lewis (nee Cooper)
Arweinydd y Tm Therapi Galwedigaethol| Team Lead Occupational Therapist
Therapi Galwedigaethol | Occupational Therapy
Emily.Cooper@wales.nhs.uk
01443 715281
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered member of HCPC
- Relevant postgraduate level training.
- Documented evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Post-graduate training in motivational interviewing, goal planning
- Post graduate training/accreditation in fieldwork education
- Membership of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Experience of autonomous caseload management, comprising assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation within relevant clinical areas.
- Understanding the OT process with particular emphasis on physical conditions
- Supervision of staff.
- Understanding the current best practice in OT with designated client group.
- Knowledge of the principle of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of a range of policies/procedures e.g. ( risk management, protection of venerable adults, DOLs)
Desirable
- Experience of audit.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical physical health settings
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work single-handedly with individuals or groups
- Organisational, planning and time management skills.
- Demonstrable clinical reasoning skills, and able to make effective clinical decisions following assessment of complex cases
- Knowledge of broad range of medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of cognitive, physical, psychological and cultural factors which can influence discharge planning
- Understanding of team dynamics
- Ability to undertake physical activity required for handling of clients.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Computer skills e.g. use of word, excel, PowerPoint and data inputting.
- Ability to travel across sites and to client's homes and community settings.
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of broad range of medical conditions and stroke
- Knowledge of factors that can influence discharge
Desirable
- Knowledge of standardised /non standardised assessments
- Knowledge of national drivers for health/stroke provision
- Knowledge of stroke specific assessments and interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered member of HCPC
- Relevant postgraduate level training.
- Documented evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Post-graduate training in motivational interviewing, goal planning
- Post graduate training/accreditation in fieldwork education
- Membership of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Experience of autonomous caseload management, comprising assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation within relevant clinical areas.
- Understanding the OT process with particular emphasis on physical conditions
- Supervision of staff.
- Understanding the current best practice in OT with designated client group.
- Knowledge of the principle of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of a range of policies/procedures e.g. ( risk management, protection of venerable adults, DOLs)
Desirable
- Experience of audit.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical physical health settings
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work single-handedly with individuals or groups
- Organisational, planning and time management skills.
- Demonstrable clinical reasoning skills, and able to make effective clinical decisions following assessment of complex cases
- Knowledge of broad range of medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of cognitive, physical, psychological and cultural factors which can influence discharge planning
- Understanding of team dynamics
- Ability to undertake physical activity required for handling of clients.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Computer skills e.g. use of word, excel, PowerPoint and data inputting.
- Ability to travel across sites and to client's homes and community settings.
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of broad range of medical conditions and stroke
- Knowledge of factors that can influence discharge
Desirable
- Knowledge of standardised /non standardised assessments
- Knowledge of national drivers for health/stroke provision
- Knowledge of stroke specific assessments and interventions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
