Head of Occupational Therapy Services

An opportunity has arisen for an innovative and strategically minded individual to lead the Occupational Therapy Service for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The post holder will be responsible for strategic direction, clinical leadership and operational performance for the service and provide professional leadership to all occupational therapists across the Health Board.

The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership to support the delivery of rehabilitation across the Health Board. The role will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe care and will support the development of clinical pathways through expert knowledge, clinical leadership and education.

The successful person will have excellent communication and influencing skills, extensive experience of working across a broad range of services and have worked successfully with other professionals and service users. You will be able to work on your own as well as within a multi-disciplinary team.

In return, we are highly committed to CPD, staff development and you will have opportunities to be involved in service improvement and research.

We welcome enquiries and encourage you to visit to find out more.

The Head of Occupational Therapy is the professional and managerial head of adult Occupational Therapy services providing leadership to the Adult Occupational Therapy team. In addition, they are the professional lead for all those occupational therapy staff line managed within other directorates across the University Health Board (UHB).

The post holder will have ultimate responsibility for financial, physical and human resources for adult Occupational Therapy and be accountable for the provision of an operationally effective UHB wide Occupational Therapy service that complies with all the requirements of clinical and corporate governance.

The post holder will lead the Occupational Therapy leadership team in identifying the strategic direction for the service and work collaboratively with the Directorate Team, Clinical Boards and external agencies to identify needs and evaluate priorities. In conjunction with the Occupational Therapy leads, implement the necessary changes in service delivery.

The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Director of Allied Health Professions for the performance of the service and provide expert advice on professional practice both within the UHB and to external agencies to ensure that occupational therapy is appropriately represented in all strategic planning.

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

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving 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 working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.