We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Technician to join the Royal Gwent Hospital OT Team
Experience of working with people with a variety of health care conditions is essential, as is the ability to work flexibly and proactively to deliver a prompt and clinically effective service. The post holder will hold their own caseload and support the patients within the hospital as they recover and return back home.
Main duties of the job
The post offers opportunity to deliver a variety of assessments and interventions with patients in the hospital as well as their own homes. The post offers opportunities to manage a caseload, develop knowledge, skills and experience in supporting patients with a variety of conditions to carry out occupations important to them.
We need an effective communicator who can work flexibly and proactively to deliver a prompt and clinically effective service. You should be a creative problem solver, and demonstrate a willingness to develop and pilot new ideas. You will possess excellent organisational skills related to yourself and supporting the workload management of the team.
We provide all of our staff with the opportunity to work in an occupational therapy service that is developing to meet the needs of the people that we serve and provide innovative and effective ways of delivering occupational therapy intervention. We support all staff with professional supervision and regular development reviews.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
We strongly recommend that any interested applicants make contact prior to applying to support their understanding of this role within ABUHB Royal Gwent OT team. Please contact Emma Smith (OT Team Lead) on 01633 234279 to discuss the role further or email emma.smith29@wales.nhs.uk
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job 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.
The post holder will be expected to independently provide interventions, promoting independence; self-management; compensatory strategies, including functional assessment and education. In addition, they will need to undertake specific technical and administrative tasks as delegated by the lead or supervising occupational therapist.
The post holder will carry a delegated caseload of patients with less complex occupational therapy needs and will undertake assessments and reviews following screening by the occupational therapist. They are required to respond flexibly to changing needs within both the occupational therapy and wider acute in-patient service.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
* Educated to GCSE level including Maths & English or equivalent
* Evidence of a Level 3 qualification (relevant to OT) or equivalent accredited learning.
* Communication skills in written and verbal format to level 3 standard
* Knowledge and application of Microsoft word and Outloo
* Successful completion of the Diploma OT support
Experience
* Experience of working as an OT support worker or a support worker role in another field associated with OT
* Experience of working with people with a variety of support needs to include specific patient group to which this role relates
* Experience of managing own time and prioritising activities.
* Experience of self-development demonstrated by CPD portfolio
* Experience of working in teams
Skills & Attributes
* Understanding the value base of occupational therapy
* Ability to transfer knowledge across practical situations
* Demonstrable interpersonal skills within individual and group situations
* Experience of coping with distressing or emotional situations
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.
£27,898 to £30,615 a year per annum pro rata
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