Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist - Medical/Frailty

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist – Medical/Frailty Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist – Medical/Frailty 4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our medical team in Glangwilli General Hospital, Carmarthen. This can either be a fixed term or a secondment for 12 months. This role provides an opportunity for a band 6 to gain experience and develop for progression in their own self development. This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 26.06.2026 to cover maternity leave. 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. Your role will include clinical lead for the team, but also team lead including service improvement, personal development of the team, and sickness. The team includes band 6s, band 5 and occupational therapy support staff. The wards you will cover include respiratory, cardiac and frailty, as well as patients coming through the trauma network pathway with neurological conditions. We are an innovative, and proactive team of Occupational Therapists who work closely with the wider acute multidisciplinary team, intermediate care and the community and third sector teams striving to deliver the right support, at the right time with an ethos of home first. As a versatile postgraduate, you will need to have a strong clinical grounding in older people rehabilitation, complex manual handling, and a good understanding of current issues affecting hospitals, intermediate care and community services. You will need the ability and skills to work autonomously and alongside members of the team in a managerial and clinical role. The successful applicant will provide clinical leadership, specialist expertise and supervision to Occupational Therapy staff, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants/Frailty Support Workers, and students. We are looking for an individual with great interpersonal skills to network with acute and community colleagues to co-ordinate a responsive, seamless service across pathways and sectors. You will have organisational ability and a commitment to service development by developing the evidence base for evaluation through audit, clinical effectiveness and research activity. 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 Is The Planner And Provider Of NHS Healthcare Services For People In Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire And Its Bordering Counties. Our 12,000 Members Of Staff Provide Primary, Community, In-hospital, Mental Health And Learning Disabilities Services To Almost 400,000 People Across a Quarter Of The Landmass Of Wales. We Do This In Partnership With Our Three Local Authorities And Public, Private And Third Sector Colleagues, Including Our Volunteers, Through Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest. Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire. Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion). Community Facilities, Including 48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes. Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carol-Anne Davies Job title: Service Lead Acute Occupational Therapy Email address: CarolAnne.Davies@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07811711414 Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Health Care Provider Industries Hospitals and Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Hywel Dda University Health Board by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Occupational Therapist” roles. 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