Senior Community Occupational Therapist - Home Rehab Lead in Ammanford

Hywel Dda University Health Board and Carmarthenshire Local Authority presents an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Adult Community Team. We are an innovative, well-established integrated team. We strive to deliver the right support, at the right time in the right place as close to home as possible.

As a team we have an excellent reputation for our recent innovation and leadership to unite, transform and evolve our services according to the changing needs of our population. We work together within an MDT to provide assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation to improve function, reduce risk of de-conditioning and improve the well-being of individuals within their own homes.

As a versatile postgraduate, you will need to have knowledge of a range of rehabilitation interventions, complex manual handling, and knowledge in diverse conditions, as well as a good understanding of current issues affecting community and hospital services. Successful applicants will require an excellent ability to work autonomously, managing and prioritising a diverse caseload, be a highly self-motivated proactive person, with drive and initiative.

Main duties of the job include:

• Contributing to delivering an effective, high-quality occupational therapy service that supports the health and wellbeing of the people we serve.
• Providing interventions in settings appropriate to the needs of our client group, adhering to professional standards, codes of conduct, and national and local policies.
• Receiving regular clinical supervision, professional support, and access to a range of relevant training opportunities tailored to your existing experience and development needs.
• Delivering comprehensive, person-centred assessments and interventions.
• Supporting and supervising junior Occupational Therapy staff and students.

About us: Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

The post holder will require excellent organisational and communication skills. We actively encourage and support ongoing learning and development, including opportunities for postgraduate study to enhance your professional practice.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. If you want to make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where a warm welcome is waiting for you.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.

Interviews will be held on 06/05/2026.

Person Specification:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Knowledge of relevant current health and social care legislation applicable to role
• Knowledge and application of Microsoft Office software
• Understanding of the roles of other staff groups in health and social care
• Significant post graduate experience of working as an occupational therapist across a range of settings and variety of conditions
• Experience of contributing to service development and implementing service changes
• Experience of working in a community setting

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.