Occupational Therapist Specialist - Paediatrics Bridgend

Are you passionate about Children’s occupational therapy? This role offers the opportunity to continue developing your skills in a range of assessment and intervention with children and young people within the Cwm Taf Morgannwg population. The post holder will be based at the Children Centre, Princess of Wales Hospital, and will also have the opportunity to work across other sites, delivering robust interventions to a complex and varied caseload.

Main Duties

• The post holder will manage a complex and varied caseload, assessing, identifying, planning and providing highly specialist occupational therapy (OT) interventions for children with disabilities and developmental problems.
• They will implement the treatment plan with autonomy, taking sole responsibility for patient safety during home visits, school and community work, and will maintain clinical records in accordance with legal requirements and professional standards.
• The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff, support staff and contribute to their development as a delegated supervisor, regularly supervising OT students on practice placement.
• They will work in partnership across the primary/secondary care interface with voluntary organisations, local authorities and other appropriate health and social care sectors.

About Us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers. Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily: We listen, learn and improve; we treat everyone with respect; we work together as one team. CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth and access to ongoing learning and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Essential: Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy; post‑graduate training/accreditation in fieldwork education. Registered member of the HCPC. Knowledge of specialist equipment for children and young people.
• Desirable: Post‑graduate training in the area related to Paediatric OT; management qualifications (e.g., ILM). Membership of a professional body.

Experience

• Essential: Postgraduate clinical experience in Paediatric OT. Extensive clinical experience including group and individual Paediatric intervention. Experience of applying professional theory to practice. Experience of supervision.
• Desirable: Awareness of current professional issues. Ability to use reflective practice based on current evidence. Experience of advising/teaching other professions.

Aptitude and Abilities Skills

• Essential: Ability to work well under pressure within a multidisciplinary team. Ability to work within a team and develop team working. Autonomous practitioner with excellent organisational skills for caseload management, including time management and prioritisation.
• Desirable: Welsh language skills in speaking/listening at Level 3 or above.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure submission will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Equal Opportunity Statement

CTM is committed to diversity and inclusivity in recruitment and employment. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religious or cultural background, age or any other protected characteristic.