Highly Specialist CAMHS Occupational Therapist in Bridgend

Main area: Occupational Therapy - Mental Health

Grade: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working Monday to Friday. Starting time and finishing times will be discussed and agreed at interview, there is an expectation that one day will be working between 1pm and 7pm)

Site: Ty Llidiard, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend

Salary: £48,527 - £55,532 per annum

Closing date: 23/12/2025 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board. Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.

At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new Occupational Therapy Team, working with young people between the age of 12 and 18 years at Ty Llidiard. If you are motivated, dynamic, inspirational, suitably qualified and are passionate about working with young people experiencing mental health issues, we welcome your application.

The post holder will join an extended Occupational Therapy team within the multi-disciplinary team workforce - ensuring the delivery of an evidence-based, occupationally focussed specialist assessment and intervention service to children and young people in Ty Llidiard.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will lead on the delivery of occupational therapy assessment and intervention with children and young people in Ty Llidiard, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
• You will be supporting individuals in their recovery – working collaboratively with service users to achieve optimum levels of occupational performance and occupational balance in the areas of lifestyle management, motivation, interpersonal skills, cognitive skills, self-care, productivity (education, training and/or employment) and leisure.
• There is scope to facilitate environmental and sensory adaptation strategies to support inclusion and engagement in these areas.
• Assessment outcomes will inform appropriate intervention plans, identify strengths and adaptive strategies, support recovery, facilitate early discharge and identify post-discharge support needs.
• You will be leading the occupational therapy team within this setting. The team comprises of a Band 6 post and a Band 4 Assistant OT Practitioner.
• In addition to a robust occupational focus, the occupational therapy team will contribute significantly to risk assessment and risk management processes.
• Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and service leads, you will inform the development of the occupational therapy and wider service, and contribute to service evaluation and developments.

Working for our organisation: Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

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. At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Welsh Skills: Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Person specification:

Qualifications: Possess a Degree in Occupational Therapy, supplemented by post‑graduate training in a related area of occupational therapy and/or mental health practice – such as rehabilitation, recovery, occupational or psychological intervention skills to Diploma Level equivalency. Highly specialist knowledge of standardised and non‑standardised assessments appropriate for use with children and adolescents.

Experience: Extensive experience working within related mental health setting. Extensive experience of recovery and rehabilitation principles within clinical practice. Extensive experience of delivering functional/ADL assessment to inform Care and Treatment plans, future needs, discharge planning and identify strengths.

Skills: Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community.

Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self‑assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form. Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles. All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.

We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.

Employer certification / accreditation badges: 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.

Name: Natalie Reilly-Johnson

Job title: Multi Professional Therapy Lead

Email address: Natalie.Reilly-Johnson@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone number: 01656 674951