Overview
Specialist Occupational Therapist Palliative Care role at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This is an excellent opportunity for an innovative, self motivated, compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our Specialist Palliative Care Occupational Therapy Service. With the support of the wider Occupational Therapy and Multi disciplinary team, you will develop your knowledge and skills in a highly specialist and rewarding setting. You will be based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, situated just outside of Cardiff, and provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to palliative care patients within the Health Board.
You will have access to a wealth of learning and development opportunities such as a Band 6 Development Framework, a training passport tailored to your learning needs and peer support to consolidate and enhance your specialist Occupational Therapy and leadership and management skills.
As part of a close MDT, you will work with patients and their families to identify meaningful goals, provide assessments, identify appropriate interventions and enable patients to remain at home where possible. The post holder will carry an independent caseload of patients and deliver occupational therapy interventions to a high standard with the ethos of providing evidence based, high quality interventions. You will work closely with the MDT, Principal OT, Discharge Liaison Team and Local Authorities to ensure effective cross boundary and agency working. You will understand complex manual handling and issues affecting people in the end stages of life and work autonomously and with the team. You will have the organisational ability, flexible approach to the needs of the service and a commitment to work with Senior Occupational Therapists within the team to develop the service through evaluation of the evidence base, audit and quality improvement. You will provide supervision and support to junior team members and student Occupational Therapists and have a passion for delivering evidence based, quality interventions using research, audit and quality improvement projects. The post holder will be flexible to service needs, possess excellent self-management skills and manage their caseload efficiently to ensure effective intervention focused on preventing avoidable admissions, rehabilitation and discharge planning, depending on setting. You will be motivated, enthusiastic with exceptional communication and people skills.
We are looking for candidates who share our core values and commitment to patient care. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family, serving around 450,000 people in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Core values
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Gdesis-Evans | Deputy Head of Occupational Therapy | Email: rachael.gdesis-evans@wales.nhs.uk | Tel: 01656 752161
#J-18808-Ljbffr