Occupational Therapist

2 months ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Full time

Job summary

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.

About us

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.

Job description

Job 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

Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in Occupational Therapy Registration Specialist training/courses to Postgraduate Diploma level

Desirable

Membership of the Royal college of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)

Experience

Essential

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

Experience of providing clinical supervision Experience of teaching other disciplines

Skills

Essential

Demonstrate specialist skills within the specialist clinical area Highly developed physical skills relevant to the clinical area 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

Presentation skills

Special Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses Evidence of relevant Specialist Occupational Therapy clinical knowledge in the clinical area Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management

Desirable

Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses

Personal Qualities

Essential

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

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

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role Membership of relevant special interest group

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