Band 6 - Occupational Therapist

One of the largest health Boards in South Wales is looking for a dedicated and experiecned Occupational Therapist. The hospital provides a wide range of services, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, pediatrics, surgery, and outpatient services. It is known for its comprehensive care in specialties such as cardiology, oncology, and orthopedics.

Role Overview:

• Position: Band 6 OT
• Location: South Wales
• Shift Type: Ad hoc 37.5hrs
• Pay Rate: £ to £ per hour

Job Description:

The post holder will be based in the Occupational Therapy service, Mental Health, delivering evidence based, recovery focused Occupational Therapy specialist assessment and interventions to a defined caseload across the Assessment ward, treatment wards and the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.

MOHO is the model of practice and all Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions will be evidence based, and evaluated using recognised outcome measures

Responsibilities:

• Communicating effectively with a range of clinicians, managers, directors, associate directors, people who access services, carers/supporter/family members, stakeholders and agencies
• Providing compassionate and effective leadership to junior staff including support staff and assistants
• Ensuring the delivery of occupational therapy student placements
• Supporting the completion of appraisals/personal development plans with junior staff
• To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways

Skills:

• An Occupational Therapy profession qualification
• Extensive and relevant post qualification clinical experience with children and young people who have complex needs
• Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
• To demonstrate evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills
• Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
• Knowledge of how to work with neurodiverse individuals