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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Job ref
001-AHP116-0724
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Woodland House
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£35,922 - £43,257 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Occupational Therapist

Band 6

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health 
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed


 

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate person to join our Prepare Well Orthopaedic Team.  The team provides an innovative service to individuals awaiting and undergoing orthopaedic surgery, primarily joint replacements and supports them in making positive health and lifestyle choices in preparation for this. 

As an Occupational Therapist in the team, you will work within a dynamic multiprofessional team that includes physiotherapists, dietitians and rehabilitation coaches, providing occupation focused education sessions to groups and on an individual basis.  The post works across a variety of locations such as leisure centres,  individuals homes and hospital sites and also offers virtual sessions.   

Applicants will have relevant qualifications to the role and knowledge of health promotion, orthopaedic conditions and experience of group facilitation.  They will have experience in health promotion type activities and demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills. Previous experience of groups delivery , data collection and audit are desirable. 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. 

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the new  Prepare Well Orthopaedic  interdisciplinary team to support service users in the community.

Delivery of occupation focused group based activities or 1:1 interventions in multiple locations across Cardiff and the Vale.

Delivery of online groups.

Ability to work autonomously and confidently to the top of licence as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist along side AHP colleagues.

Supporting the implementation of service development and improvement.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • H.C.P.C. Registration
  • Specialist training/courses to Postgraduate Diploma level
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of the Royal college of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience in the 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 criteria
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision
  • Experience of teaching other disciplines

Skills

Essential criteria
  • 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
  • Ability to alter communication styles
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Adaptive/ flexible team player to the service
  • 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 criteria
  • Presentation skills

Special Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses
  • Evidence of relevant C.P.D.
  • Specialist Occupational Therapy clinical knowledge in the clinical area
  • Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Professional confidence
  • Enthusiastic
  • Ability to demonstrate empathy
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Reliable
  • Ability to cope under pressure.
  • demonstrating resilience
  • Proactively manage own wellbeing
  • Able to lead by example, and role model UHB behaviours and values

Other

Essential criteria
  • Willingness to work flexible hours
  • Experience in working flexibly in different work patterns
  • Able to travel, in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the job, this may include cross site working or various locations, carrying sensitive information and bulky equipment (if applicable to role)
Desirable criteria
  • The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role
  • Membership of relevant special interest group

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chris Cheetham
Job title
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Georgina Hooper 

AHP Lead for Prepare Well Orthopaedics

[email protected]

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