Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

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 Rhondda 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 new/less experienced 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. 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.