Specialist Occupational Therapist- Hand Therapy
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
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Job overview
If you are a registered Occupational Therapist with experience and a specialist interest in Hand Therapy then an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Therapy Specialist Hand Therapy Team.
Working across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, we are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to provide specialist clinical assessment, education, splinting and rehabilitation services to our upper limb, post-surgery and trauma patients within the local area.
The post holder will hold a clinical caseload whilst working with the team to drive the service forward through ongoing developments, improvements and audits and research.
Main duties of the job
Acting within their professional boundaries, the post holder will hold a defined caseload, providing specialist assessment and rehabilitation to people referred to the Specialist Hand Therapy Team.
They will use the evidence base to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised treatment programmes. This will include providing education, splinting and rehabilitation to patients with a range of upper limb conditions, including post-surgery and trauma patients.
The post holder will demonstrate safe clinical decision making, maintain up to date with recent evidence-based literature.
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.
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.