Occupational Therapist

The Swansea Bay University Health Board Occupational Therapy Service offers a wealth of experience, diversity and progression. We are proud to be a profession which is well respected within the Health Board and one which offers an environment in which therapists of all levels can experience nurture, encouragement, development and can excel.

Swansea Bay University Health Board currently has a Band 7 vacancy for an Occupational Therapist in the front door acute service at Morriston Hospital. The post will allow the successful applicant the opportunity to work collaboratively within an integrated multi-disciplinary team. You will provide specialist assessment, goal directed intervention and rehabilitation to patients in the setting. You will be required to work closely with MDT colleagues and contribute to the development of a high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy service. You will have an opportunity to help shape and promote the service, providing you with a unique opportunity to engage in service development and change. You will need excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills and sound clinical knowledge, but enthusiasm and the potential to develop these within the post will also be valued. As such, you will be provided with a variety of opportunities to develop your leadership, management and clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

• The role will be responsible for the management and development of the service as well as maintaining a clinical caseload.
• A commitment to collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team is essential.
• We actively support the education of Occupational Therapy students within our service.
• The successful candidate will have excellent communication and clinical skills, along with experience of service development and quality improvement.
• To manage a defined caseload within specialist area, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the outcomes of intervention where appropriate; hospital, community, patients' homes, schools, outpatient settings and maintaining associated records.
• To organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To ensure clinical records are kept to agreed standards and report accurately to others.
• To work in partnership with clients, carers and all stakeholders including the multidisciplinary/multi-agency team to identify relevant goals.
• To provide leadership and supervision for junior staff, as delegated by supervisor/team leader.
• You will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, the contract hours includes a 7-day shift pattern, with extended working hours covering 365 days of the year.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled. Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do. If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

• Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent OT qualification)
• Professional Registration with HCPC
• Specific recognised postgraduate training/courses relevant to specialist area equivalent to masters level
• Accredited fieldwork supervisor for the education of OT students
• Leadership/management training
• Membership of professional body BAOT

• Experience of autonomous caseload management, comprising assessment, planning intervention and evaluation within relevant clinical area
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Knowledge of OT role in this setting
• Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and the ability to apply to working practice.
• Experience of research and/or audit and implementing evidence based practice.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers. Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.