Occupational Therapy Support Worker - Stroke

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Therapy Stroke inpatient Team at the Royal Glamorgan hospital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB.

As an Occupational Therapy Support Worker you will work closely with the Occupational Therapists and with the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide a patient centred approach to engaging patients whilst adjusting this to reflect their fluctuating needs. You will  need to have good communication skills, good time management, prioritisation skills and flexible.  In addition the role will be vital to support the smooth running of the department by undertaking some administrative tasks.

The successful candidate will be able to understand the key contribution that meaningful activity plays in a persons life, be able to enable rather than 'do for' and be keen to develop their knowledge and skills.

You will be working directly with patients following delegated OT treatment plans both independently and jointly with the OTs. Consequently you will need to have great communication skills, be computer literate, able to juggle your own time and be able to support the work of the team in hospital and at times in the community.

You will receive regular supervision and appraisal from the Occupational Therapist and be expected to take an active role in your continuous personal development.

The stroke services is temporarily based in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, however this may be subject to change.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Therapy team to undertake specific clinical and administrative tasks, implement intervention programmes as instructed and delegated by the OT, responding flexibly to the needs of the service.

Support the OT staff by assisting with all modalities of therapeutic care.

To provide care to the patients, as delegated by the OT’s, to the extent of their competencies.

Participate in project work, audits and provision of relevant statistics which may be for the benefit of patients or the OT department.

Monitor stocks of equipment and ensure appropriate supplies are ordered.

To promote independence, health and well-being and safety in hospital, home or community settings.

Develop a patient centred approach to engaging patients in specific therapeutic interventions following the aims/methods given by the Therapist and to adjust own clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the person.

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.

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. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.