# Occupational Therapist - Community Resource Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-community-resource-team/d8df2c5e-4e25-48d1-9d2b-18606b91d0ef - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-community-resource-team/d8df2c5e-4e25-48d1-9d2b-18606b91d0ef.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - **Town:** Cardiff - **Region:** Cardiff - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £40,559 - £48,841 per annum, pro rata if part time - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Other, 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working on a rota basis) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T09:00:49.254Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Cardiff/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Primary_Community_Intermediate_Care_Clinical_Board/Primary_Community_Intermediate_Care_Clinical_Board-v7888458 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7888458?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Occupational Therapy team as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the well-established Community Resource Team, based in Cardiff. We are looking for Full and Part time Occupational Therapists who are  motivated, dynamic and confident  with experience of working in an NHS community setting who are looking to work in a team focused on supporting people to maintain independence at home. The positions will be based with the Cardiff Community Resource Team, which is based over 2 sites including Whitchurch and Llanrumney offices. The expectation is to cover the Occupational Therapy service across the whole of the city, as needed. We can offer you: - a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive multi-disciplinary environment to work in - continuing professional development opportunities - access to a varied caseload - professional support and supervision, plus regular team meetings and in-service training. As well as Occupational Therapists the teams are made up of Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Dietitians, Nurses, Rehabilitation Technicians, Doctors, Age Connects brokers and Social Services staff. This post is a community post which involves travelling between a number of patient homes in the locality, often with equipment. As such, the post-holder will be required to be a driver with a valid UK driving license and daily access to a car. ### Main duties of the job As an Occupational Therapist within the Community Resource Team you will be part of a community based multi-disciplinary team which aims to promote the independence of patients/clients living at home/within the care sector so as to avoid inappropriate hospital admissions, facilitate and ensure safe early hospital discharge and prevent/reduce any unnecessary long-term permanent placements. You will deliver Occupational Therapy assessment/interventions in line with current guidance/evidence base and you will be supported in your development underpinned by the RCOT Pillars of Practice. Opportunities for development of supervisory skills will be available and engagement in service development/improvement projects and role promotion encouraged. The team provide a seven-day service with a weekend rota in place. Sound IT skills will be required and you will be will be provided with any equipment needed.  The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ### 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. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Occupational Therapy team as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the well-established Community Resource Team, based in Cardiff. We are looking for Full and Part time Occupational Therapists who are motivated, dynamic and confident with experience of working in an NHS community setting who are looking to work in a team focused on supporting people to maintain independence at home. The positions will be based with the Cardiff Community Resource Team, which is based over 2 sites including Whitchurch and Llanrumney offices. The expectation is to cover the Occupational Therapy service across the whole of the city, as needed. We can offer you: a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive multi-disciplinary environment to work in continuing professional development opportunities access to a varied caseload professional support and supervision, plus regular team meetings and in-service training. As well as Occupational Therapists the teams are made up of Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Dietitians, Nurses, Rehabilitation Technicians, Doctors, Age Connects brokers and Social Services staff. This post is a community post which involves travelling between a number of patient homes in the locality, often with equipment. As such, the post-holder will be required to be a driver with a valid UK driving license and daily access to a car. ## Job Description As an Occupational Therapist within the Community Resource Team you will be part of a community based multi-disciplinary team which aims to promote the independence of patients/clients living at home/within the care sector so as to avoid inappropriate hospital admissions, facilitate and ensure safe early hospital discharge and prevent/reduce any unnecessary long-term permanent placements. You will deliver Occupational Therapy assessment/interventions in line with current guidance/evidence base and you will be supported in your development underpinned by the RCOT Pillars of Practice. Opportunities for development of supervisory skills will be available and engagement in service development/improvement projects and role promotion encouraged. The team provide a seven-day service with a weekend rota in place. Sound IT skills will be required and you will be will be provided with any equipment needed. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ## 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 ### Other **Essential** - Willingness to work flexible hours / work patterns - Ability to travel to meet the demands of the post **Desirable** - The ability to speak Welsh - Membership of relevant special interest group ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate specialist skills within the specialist clinical area - Highly developed physical skills relevant to the clinical area e.g. manual techniques and therapeutic handling - Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload - Excellent communication skills with healthcare professional and the public - Proven ability to motivate others, promote coproduction and empower others - Interpersonal skills - Adaptive/ flexible team player - Effective organisational skills - Proactive and show initiative - Understand the legal responsibilities of the Profession - Ability to keep accurate and legible patient records and statistical information - Competent using Microsoft or similar packages / Confident with digital technology platforms/apps - Personal responsibility for learning and development - Evidence of involvement in audit and research **Desirable** - Presentations skills ### Experience **Essential** - Sufficient post registration experience in specialist area - Previous clinical experience relevant to post - Broad experience across Occupational Therapy - Experience as working as part of an MDT - Active involvement in service development and quality initiatives - NHS Experience **Desirable** - Experience of providing clinical supervision - Experience of teaching other disciplines ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in Occupational Therapy - Professional registration as recognised by HCPC - Educators Practice Placement training - Specialist training/courses to Postgraduate Diploma level **Desirable** - Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) ### Special Knowledge **Essential** - Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses - Evidence of relevant CPD - Specialist Occupational Therapy clinical knowledge in the clinical area. - Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Professional confidence - Enthusiastic - Ability to demonstrate empathy - Friendly and approachable - Reliable - Ability to cope under pressure - Demonstrate resilience - Proactively manage own wellbeing - Able to lead by example, and role model UHB behaviours and values ## Documents - [jdps - sdmp (pdf, 912.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10163180) - [oh form- ig ffurflen (docx, 102.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10172445) - [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2843) - [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 2.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2851) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1630) - [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422) - [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.