Job overview

If you are a dynamic and innovative Occupational Therapist driven to delivering high quality services then Hywel Dda would love to hear from you. 

We are seeking a Head of Occupational Therapy who is committed to delivering safe, sustainable, accessible, and kind occupational therapy services across the geographical footprint of the Health Board ensuring strong partnership working to achieve the best patient outcomes.

You will respond flexibly to local and national drivers to deliver an occupation focused, outcomes driven service that meets both population need and the development of a skilled workforce.

As a senior leader within the Allied Health Professions (AHP) you will provide professional accountability to Occupational Therapists across the Health Board. Our AHP leaders are well respected across the system and you will be well supported by dynamic and experienced colleagues.

Main duties of the job

 The Head of Occupational Therapy role will require:

• Professional leadership for the Occupational Therapy service in Hywel Dda UHB and Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire & Ceredigion County Councils.
• Responsibility for providing strategic direction for the operation and development of Occupational Therapy services through the interpretation and assimilation of national strategy, policy and guidance for health, housing and social care whilst adhering to and acknowledging local interpretation.
• Adoption of a systems perspective to service development that focuses upon the optimum client journey. This will include the development of reciprocal clinical roles across agencies, role redesign and integrated joint agency pathway development.
• Contributions to the development of All Wales Occupational Therapy and multi professional guidance/strategy.
• Management of Occupational Therapy service budgets, negotiation of service level agreements and monitoring contracts for these services.
• Responsibility for clinical governance within the Occupational Therapy Service.
• Leading Occupational Therapy Services, to set priorities, initiate developments, and generate proposals for service development.
• Representing the  service in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire & Ceredigion
• Leadership in defining eligibility and standards for equitable access to aids to daily living in community. 
• Delivering expert presentations at national and local conferences, training days etc.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.