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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (x5 7.5 hours shifts per week, Monday - Friday shifts between 8am-8pm)
Job ref
040-ACS249-0624
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ty Cyfannol Ward, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Town
Ystrad Mynach
Salary
£23,159 - £24,701 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Occupational Therapy Support Worker

Band 3

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

 

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English

 

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

 

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Occupational Therapy Support Worker to join the Occupational Therapy service in ABUHB.

The post holder will work under the direction of a team of qualified, Occupational Therapists on Ty Cyfannol Adult inpatient ward, with outreach into the community.  

The post holder will be expected to work Monday - Friday, with a variety of 7.5 hour shifts between 8am-8pm. 

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

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing OT interventions on the Adult inpatient unit; Ty Cyfannol. This ward supports adults with acute mental health needs and aims to offer the highest quality service to the patient group in a safe and supportive environment. 
 
Occupational Therapists work with people to establish the impact of their mental health problems on their day to day functioning in all areas of their lives, identifying what the person wants and needs to do, to have a meaningful day.   The OT team will then devise interventions (one to one  and group interventions, which includes facilitation of the 'Recovery Through Activity' programme) with the person to further assess, improve or maintain their functional ability. Interventions offered aim to maximise opportunities to engage in meaningful occupations and to address individual goals.
 
The post holder will be required to work collaboratively across wide ranging third sector services and agencies to support a programme of recovery and social inclusion.
 
The OT service is committed to delivering a high quality service and requires that all OT support workers participate in the Agored training programme which offers excellent opportunity for development.
 
The successful applicant will: - have excellent communications skills, have the ability to think creatively and flexibly, and will be able to demonstrate empathy, compassion and the values of person-centred care.
 

 

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit 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

Education and Training

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in health and/or social care
  • Experience of being a therapy assistant or support worker
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within mental health
  • Experience of working with patients in a group setting
  • Experience of working with people who have challenging behaviours.
  • Experience of working in distressing or emotional situations.

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria
  • Ability to understand and explain the essential role of OT within Mental Health
  • Ability to transfer learned knowledge into practical situations
Desirable criteria
  • Basic understanding of how mental health conditions can affect peoples level of functioning

Skills and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
  • Interest/skills in therapeutic activities

Other

Essential criteria
  • Able to move between sites
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Credit Unions WalesApprenticeships logoAge positiveImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer. Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrCore principles

Applicant requirements

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bethan Froggatt
Job title
Professional Lead Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07583097033

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