Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to be part of our Acute and Intermediate Care settings in Pembrokeshire, contributing to improvement, development and a Home First culture. Rotating at approximately 9 months you will support the delivery of our core functions in:-
Frailty Pathway - MDT working to avoid unnecessary acute hospital admission, maximize independence and support timely discharge from hospital.
Urgent and Emergency Care - supporting an intermediate care therapies model which includes timely response in the community and front of hospital admission avoidance.
Acute Medical and Trauma, Rehabilitation - promoting faster recovery from illness and assisting people to achieve their potential to manage at home after a hospital admission.
Pembrokeshire is a beautiful area and the successful candidate will be part of a friendly, proactive occupational therapy service, working collaboratively with multi-professional teams to deliver high quality, evidence based, person centred occupational therapy that is committed to providing continuity of care for patients .
The Occupational Therapy Service has clinical networks and integrated pathways that span primary and secondary care and proactively supports training and development both as part of internal and external CPD.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of a team to deliver an effective and efficient occupational therapy service to improve the health & wellbeing of people.
Deliver the service in a manner and setting appropriate to the needs of client group, following professional codes of conduct and ethics and national and/or locally agreed guidelines, protocols, policies and care pathways.
Working with colleagues or alone; with individuals and groups; in people's homes, community settings and hospitals.
Autonomously manage an occupational therapy caseload, which includes those with complex presentations.
Selecting and undertaking assessments, developing person centred plans, delivering interventions, evaluating outcomes and adapting plan of care based on outcomes.
Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide
rehabilitation/recovery/reablement focussed on the needs of the individual.
Work collaboratively with colleagues from Health, Local Authorities and Third Sector Organisations to achieve best outcomes.
Support team operations, dealing appropriately with enquiries and undertaking administrative tasks relevant to the role.
Support the induction, education and development of others.
Support quality improvement, taking responsibility for defined projects.
Appropriately delegate work to, and supervise the work of, Junior staff, Students and Volunteers as required.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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