Occupational Therapist in Commissioning Team in Carmarthen

This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 31/03/2027 due to funding. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Occupational Therapist to join our growing Progression Team within Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Commissioning. This role involves working with individuals in commissioned placements to deliver a high-quality, person-centred occupational therapy service that promotes health, wellbeing, and improved quality of life. The successful candidate will undertake commissioning reviews alongside occupational therapy assessments, ensuring that care packages remain aligned to individual needs.

In this role, you will deliver a high-quality, person-centred occupational therapy service to individuals within Mental Health and Learning Disabilities commissioned placements, supporting them to live meaningful lives. You will carry out commissioning reviews alongside occupational therapy assessments, ensuring care packages remain appropriate, effective, and outcome-focused, while regularly monitoring and reviewing needs and eligibility. You will manage an autonomous caseload, including individuals with complex needs, completing assessments, developing tailored care plans, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes. Using your clinical judgement, you will adapt plans to promote independence, recovery, and improved quality of life. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to rehabilitation and reablement across a variety of settings, including homes, community environments, and hospital settings. You will maintain high professional standards, ensuring all practice aligns with relevant policies, while producing accurate, timely documentation and working both independently and collaboratively to meet service objectives.

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

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.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

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. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us. Interviews will be held on 18/06/2026.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• 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
• Knowledge of a range of rehabilitation interventions across all therapies
• Understanding and application of clinical governance, including research and audit methodology
• Understanding and application of relevant outcome measures to demonstrate effectiveness
• Knowledge of other services that link across primary/secondary/intermediate care
• Working knowledge of therapeutic equipment
• Knowledge of Health Board and priorities
• Accredited Agored Assessor

Experience

• Significant post graduate experience of working as an occupational therapist across a range of settings and variety of conditions
• Managing a complex and varied caseload
• Working independently with indirect or arms length supervision
• Delegation and Supervision of staff
• Experience of coping independently with distressing or emotional situations in challenging work environments
• Working as part of a team
• Experience of contributing to service development and implementing service changes
• Direct involvement with carers and families
• Self-development and application of learning
• Use of adapted techniques for improving patient outcomes
• Experience of working with groups
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of using virtual communication platforms for delivering service
• Experience in same clinical area as post being applied for

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.