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Job overview
We are redesigning our community services model and implementing a new Intermediate Care Team and therefore an exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an Occupational Therapist on a 1.0 WTE basis to deliver an urgent community response services and will play a crucial role in developing the service, providing essential support and care to individuals, with a focus on promoting independence, dignity, and well-being.
The objective is to optimise safe and timely discharge from an inpatient stay for patients that need some form of continuing care or prevent admission with interventions that can be managed at home
To provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy intervention within the Intermediate Care Service working across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) localities, health board sites, various community settings and patient homes.
To play an active role in the delivery of training programmes.
With appropriate training, the post holder will be able to lead on training sessions with delegated responsibility from the Senior Occupational Therapist/AHP Lead.
This posts is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave. If you are interested in applying for it as a secondment, please obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying.
Main duties of the job
To autonomously work alongside members of the multidisciplinary team ensuring best current, evidence based clinical management of patients referred within the defined specialist clinical area.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and will have relevant post registration experience for the role and will undertake specialist clinical duties as required within a defined specialist clinical area.
To take delegated responsibility from the Senior Occupational Therapist/AHP Lead within the Intermediate Care Service managing patients at risk of unnecessary hospital discharge delay or admission and be responsible for providing Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment plans for patients within the service.
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.
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
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Varied and relevant experience within the core Band 5 rotation.
- Experience of community working.
- Experience of older adults.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting.
Desirable
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team setting/admission avoidance/fall.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Good communicator.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
- Ability to organise and prioritise.
- Good time management.
- Keyboard/IT skills.
Desirable
- Welsh language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above.
Other Role Requirments
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
- Recognition of own level of competence.
- Successful DBS (Enhanced).
- Ability to carry out full range of duties of the post (to include travel in a timely manner around the various bases and carry out on-call duties).
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Professional registration as recognised by HCPC.
- Sound knowledge of Standards of Professional Practice/ Rules of Professional Conduct.
- Knowledge of a range of policies/ procedures.
- Current in mandatory training requirements..
Desirable
- Member of BAOT.
- Completion of validated Clinical Educator’s course.
- Evidence of attendance on appropriate courses to enhance specialist knowledge/skills.
- Knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards for falls (local and national).
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This advert is for Specialist Occupational Therapist Intermediate Care Service with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £40,559 - £48,841 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term/secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave). The application deadline is 02 Jul 2026.
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