Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 19 months (Until 31st March 2026 - due to funding)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 130-AHP109-0724
- Employer
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pontardawe Primary Care Centre
- Town
- Pontardawe
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
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.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
THIS POST IS OFFERED AS A FIXED TERM OR SECONDMENT POST UNTIL 31ST MARCH 2026 DUE TO FUNDING
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE AS A SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
Are you an Occupational Therapist with broad clinical skills and experience of service development? Do you want to be part of an innovative Occupational Therapy service developing the role of the profession within Primary Care Clusters? If so then this is the job for you.
Since 2021, Occupational Therapy has played a key role within the multi-professional GP led teams of the Upper Valleys Primary Care Cluster. With continued funding for the next financial year secured (until 31st March 2025), we are excited to advertise this post to both maintain and grow the valuable role and offer of Occupational Therapy for this population by providing quality, timely, consistent assessment and outcomes for patients and their carers in the community.
Upper Valleys Primary Care Cluster consists of 4 GP Practices with whom the successful candidate will be working alongside: Dulais Valley PCC, Pontardawe PCC, Amman Tawe Partnership and Vale of Neath Practice.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have broad clinical experience and an ability to adapt current skills to a varied population, knowledge of outcome measures and service development tools, experience of implementing these in practice and presenting results to a wide audience. The post holder requires well developed communication skills and have proven experience of working effectively as part of a multi professional team. They must be self motivated, enthusiastic and have a drive to maintain evidence based, quality patient care closer to home. Main duties include:
- To be a clinical leader for Occupational Therapy within the Primary Care Cluster service, leading by example, demonstrating good practice, openness and responsiveness to emerging evidence.
- Manage a defined caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence based /client centred principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the outcomes of intervention in the community whilst maintaining associated records.
- To provide highly developed expertise within the MDT setting of the Primary Care Cluster
- To provide clinical leadership for junior staff as delegated by line manager.
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services within the Primary Care Cluster, holding responsibility for defined projects.
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Health Board Occupational Therapy Service.
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.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and 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 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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To be a clinical leader for Occupational Therapy within identified specialist area leading by example, demonstrating good practice, openness and responsiveness to emerging evidence.
2. To manage a defined caseload within specialist area, using evidence based /patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the outcomes of intervention where appropriate; hospital, community, patients homes, and maintaining associated records. To organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
3. To provide highly developed expertise within the MDT setting.
4. To provide clinical leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal as delegated by line manager.
5. To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
6. To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Health Board
Occupational Therapy Service.
7. To be a strong advocate for the OT profession and seek opportunities for service progression in line with Government driver.
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
- Degree in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent OT qualification)
- Professional Registration with HCPC
- Accredited fieldwork supervisor for the education of OT students
- Specific recognised postgraduate training/courses relevant to specialist area equivalent to masters level
Desirable criteria
- Leadership / management training
- Membership of professional body BAOT
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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
- Awareness of Health and Safety legislation
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Understanding of a wide range of pathological and traumatic processes and realise the nature and cause of occupational dysfunction
- Application of knowledge gained through attendance at relevant clinical courses
- Awareness of specific government policy / legislation pertinent to the clinical areas
- Previous experience of supervising staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of research and/or audit and implementing evidence based practice
- Knowledge of standardised and non standardised assessments and rehab techniques appropriate to clinical areas
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work single-handedly with individuals or groups with complex needs
- Organisational, 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 patient's homes and community settings where required in order to carry out clinical tasks
- Ability to adapt/use occupational activities to achieve treatment outcomes
- Understanding health and safety requirements regarding issue of equipment
- Ability to fit equipment to aid independence safely and securely in the patient’s home environment
- Ability to undertake physical activity required for therapeutic and care handling of patients
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Values
Essential criteria
- Shows empathy and compassion towards others – a natural disposition to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Sees and treats others as individuals (patient, families, colleagues) and treats people with dignity and respect
- Shows resilience, adaptability and flexible approach as situations arise and positivity when times are tough
- Shows respect for others’ views and appreciate others’ inputs and encourage colleagues to display our values
- Motivated to use initiative to recognise problems and seek solutions whilst understanding the importance of empowering and enabling others (patients, families, colleagues).
- Friendly and helpful disposition, awareness of how our own and others’ behaviours impact on people’s experiences and the organisation’s reputation
- Willing to seek out learning, give and accept constructive feedback and committed to continuous improvement
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and prioritise workload appropriately
- Ability to handle difficult and unpredictable situations
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
- Alex Gigg
- Job title
- Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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