Job summary
Band 7 Occupational Therapist, Care Home in Reach Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join our Care Home In Reach Team. This post is particularly suited to a motivated, experienced and skilled Occupational Therapist who is competent in providing compassionate and person-centred care to service users.
The OT role is to deliver specialist assessments and provide interventions to support carers and clients with a range of complex cognitive functional needs. The post holder will utilise advanced clinical skills to provide specialist advice, support and consultation to clients and care home staff as well as providing advice to the MDT and supervision to junior OT staff.
This newly created specialist Band 7 OT post also provides an opportunity to extend the OT role in this setting and take on the Approved Mental Capacity Professional role.
Main duties of the job
We welcome applications from resilient and enthusiastic Occupational Therapists who enjoy working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team whilst also being able to work autonomously.
In this role, you will be actively encouraged to participate in quality improvement. The role also offers a commitment to your own individual development within the service.
You will receive high quality supervision, support and training to further develop your skills and experience in a mental health setting as part of your continuous professional development.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant 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.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
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 thatour 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To autonomously manage a caseload of patients with complex needs
- To provide highly developed expertise within the MDT setting
- To provide clinical leadership to junior staff (OT Tech and OT staff based in the Care Home Service in Neath)
- To initiate planning, development and evaluation of the OT service within care home in reach services in the Health Board having responsibility for defined service development projects.
- To work towards having the extended role as an Approved Mental Capacity Professional.
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Health Board Occupational Therapy Service.
- To act in an advisory role across professional and organisational boundaries.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To autonomously manage a caseload of patients with complex needs
- To provide highly developed expertise within the MDT setting
- To provide clinical leadership to junior staff (OT Tech and OT staff based in the Care Home Service in Neath)
- To initiate planning, development and evaluation of the OT service within care home in reach services in the Health Board having responsibility for defined service development projects.
- To work towards having the extended role as an Approved Mental Capacity Professional.
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Health Board Occupational Therapy Service.
- To act in an advisory role across professional and organisational boundaries.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent OT qualification)
- Professional Registration with HPC
- Accredited fieldwork supervisor for the education of OT students
Desirable
- Specific recognised postgraduate training/education or experience relevant to the specialist area equivalent to Masters level.
- Leadership / management training
- Membership of professional body BAOT
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of autonomous caseload management, comprising assessment, planning intervention and evaluation within relevant clinical area
- Understanding of the Occupational Therapy process and ability to apply current best practice to designated client group
- Ability to interpret the results of functional assessments and activity analysis with an emphasis on skills required with designated client group
- Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and the ability to apply to working practice.
- An understanding of the influence of health and social care policy on occupational therapy and the wider economic and socio-political issues that impact on service delivery
- Experience of multi agency working.
- Understanding of the significance of professional regulation HPC, COT WFOT.
- Awareness of Health and safety legislation
Desirable
- Experience of research and/ or audit and implementing evidence based practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work single-handedly with individuals or groups with complex needs.
- Organizational, planning and time management skills
- Understanding of team dynamics and the need to maintain effective team working across both professional and multi-agency boundaries.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Computer skills e.g. use of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Data inputting
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to travel across sites to clients homes and community settings where required in order to carry out clinical tasks
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and prioritise workload appropriately.
Other
Desirable
- The ability to speak Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent OT qualification)
- Professional Registration with HPC
- Accredited fieldwork supervisor for the education of OT students
Desirable
- Specific recognised postgraduate training/education or experience relevant to the specialist area equivalent to Masters level.
- Leadership / management training
- Membership of professional body BAOT
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of autonomous caseload management, comprising assessment, planning intervention and evaluation within relevant clinical area
- Understanding of the Occupational Therapy process and ability to apply current best practice to designated client group
- Ability to interpret the results of functional assessments and activity analysis with an emphasis on skills required with designated client group
- Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and the ability to apply to working practice.
- An understanding of the influence of health and social care policy on occupational therapy and the wider economic and socio-political issues that impact on service delivery
- Experience of multi agency working.
- Understanding of the significance of professional regulation HPC, COT WFOT.
- Awareness of Health and safety legislation
Desirable
- Experience of research and/ or audit and implementing evidence based practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work single-handedly with individuals or groups with complex needs.
- Organizational, planning and time management skills
- Understanding of team dynamics and the need to maintain effective team working across both professional and multi-agency boundaries.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Computer skills e.g. use of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Data inputting
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to travel across sites to clients homes and community settings where required in order to carry out clinical tasks
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and prioritise workload appropriately.
Other
Desirable
- The ability to speak Welsh
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
