Posture and Mobility Clinician in Pontypridd

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. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

The South Wales Posture and Mobility Service are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Rehabilitation Engineer or Clinical Scientist to join our service. The successful candidate will complete Complex Postural Assessment and provide appropriate wheelchairs, postural support and pressure management devices to service users of all ages with a wide variety of medical conditions across South Wales. The post holder will work autonomously, within a very supportive team.

The successful candidate should have a broad range of clinical experience, ideally including management of long-term conditions. Experience in assessment & prescription of wheelchairs and accessories is desirable, however training will be provided. We are predominantly a clinic-based service but also see service users in other environments such as schools, hospitals and their own homes. Therefore, the ability to travel across the community with the use of a works vehicle in a timely manner is essential.

We are seeking an individual who shares our core values:

• We care about the people we serve and the people we work with
• We trust one another
• We respect each other
• We take personal responsibility
• We treat people with kindness
• We act with integrity

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

Job responsibilities include:

• Ability to travel
• Special interest group membership
• Broad range of interests
• Team Player
• Ability to demonstrate the core values and behaviours
• Eager to learn new skills

Specialist Knowledge:

• Clinical experience with individuals with complex needs within a social setting
• Experience of Postural Management
• Leading of clinical audit

Knowledge and skills:

• Organisational skills
• Clinical Reasoning
• Ability to use a range of tools, practical abilities

Experience:

• Experience in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy or equivalent clinical experience in Paediatrics, Orthopaedic, Neurology or related settings
• Experience in wheelchair/seating/standardised assessment
• Supervising students
• Working with service-users with life-threatening conditions

Qualification:

• HCPC or other profession specific registration
• Degree/Diploma
• Having or working towards a higher degree
• Wheelchair accreditation

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.