Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 21 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-AHP088-0624-A
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ysbyty Cwm Cynon Hospital
- Town
- Mountain Ash
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist Neuro-disability
Band 7
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
To act as an autonomous practitioner providing expert assessment in the field of Paediatric Neuro-Disability Occupational Therapy (e.g. Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy).
Main duties of the job
· To use highly specialised, advanced clinical reasoning skills to contribute to differential diagnosis.
· To deliver advanced treatment techniques and advice to patients (and their carers) with highly complex paediatric neurological presentations.
· To work closely as part of the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team and wider multidisciplinary team with all hospital based and community colleagues in order to maintain continuity of service.
· To independently manage own daily complex caseload as part of a multidisciplinary team, triaging paediatric patients, ensuring that patients are seen by the most appropriate healthcare professional.
· To be responsible for the effective treatment and management of Service users with a primary or suspected Paediatric Neuro-Disability requiring assessment, care planning and rehabilitation in Children Centre and community settings in order to facilitate appropriate pathway management and maximise their independence and functional ability.
· To develop the upper limb service for children with neuro-disabilities (including splinting service) taking the lead for pathway/process developments.
· To take a lead role in the post-graduate education of Occupational Therapy colleagues and other professions.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- MSc or post graduate diploma in relevant area
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience working within the paediatric neuro disability field
- Managing a complex caseload
- Experience of working within healthcare systems and neuro disability pathways and services
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working alongside Paediatric Consultants or similar
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, nonverbal and written). Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills to contribute to differential diagnosis, and facilitate appropriate pathway management to maximise patient independence and functional ability. Advanced assessment and intervention skills. The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling, equipment and advanced manual treatment techniques. Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment. Coaching/mentoring/ presentation/instructing/ class taking skills. Good IT skills. Knowledge and skills in Specialist equipment relevant to Neuro-disability. Autonomous practitioner with abilities to plan and prioritise own and others workload. Communicate complex information to a wide audience and adapt approach accordingly.
- Self-motivated and capable of motivating others. Able to set priorities and deliver against targets. Ability to work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team. Excellent interpersonal skills. Innovative and passionate for the area of Neuro-disability.
- Ability to carry out full range of duties (including travel between the various hospital and community sites) in a timely manner. Ability to work flexibly .
Desirable criteria
- The ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level. Higher level IT e.g. data collection.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karl Hocking
- Job title
- Principal Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01656 752237
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