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Occupational Therapist, Rotational across CTMUHB
The closing date is 01 July 2025
We are recruiting to our Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotation. As a member of our team, you will partake in our enhanced Preceptorship Programme, POPPIES, which will support you throughout your band 5 journey. It will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills you need to become an autonomous and confident practitioner. In addition to our Preceptorship Programme we have an excellent Band 5 Support and Peer Support meeting to further promote your learning and wellbeing.
You will have the opportunity to rotate across a variety of settings including, Physical, Stroke, Reablement Teams, Adult Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Paediatrics which will provide you with the experience to become a truly holistic Occupational Therapist.
In CTM, our OT service is constantly seeking to learn and improve to ensure we are delivering an evidence based and quality service to the people we serve. We actively encourage all our staff members to be involved in audit, quality improvement and research and have a number of in service learning opportunities to support staff development.
Main duties of the job
Come and join us in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board! We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapists! You will gain a diverse range of clinical experiences in our dynamic, progressive and award winning Occupational Therapy service.
We offer you the opportunity to work in a friendly andsupportive environment withina range of specialtiesacrossphysicalhealth, paediatricsand mental health settingsincluding the community.Our Band 5 Rotational includesacute medicine,trauma andorthopaedics,in-patientrehabilitation,paediatrics, re-ablement,integrated community resource service,stroke,adultmental health, andolderpersons' mental health.
The post offers an extended Preceptorship Programme that provides you with fantastic opportunities to develop your clinical and professional skill set. The Occupational Therapy service supports involvement in clinical audit, research, in-service training, and continued professional development. You will have regular clinical supervision and support from experienced colleagues and from our Band 5 support forum.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB is ideally located for access to Cardiff in the south, and the scenic Brecon Beacons National Park in the north.
About us
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Registered member of the Health Professional Council
* Membership of Professional Body
Experience
* Experience of working in a variety of different clinical settings including physical and mental health fields
* Experience in specialist areas of Occupational Therapy
* Experience of working in a social care setting
* Use of Models of practice
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Well developed written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate in a way which will neither offend nor antagonise
* Excellent personal organisational skills for caseload management, including time management and prioritisation skills
* Computer literate with keyboard skills
* Experience of working as a Team
* Presentation Skills
Knowledge
* Awareness of local and national policies relating to OT practice
* Knowledge and application of OT Models of Practice
* Knowledge of application of OT in specific specialist areas
Personal Attributes
* Ability to use initiative and cope well under pressure
* Ability to cope with distressing or emotional circumstances
* Ability to travel around geographical patch in a timely manner
* Physically fit to undertake duties e.g. moving patients/equipment,
* Ability to Speak Welsh
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.
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