Occupational Therapist - Community Mental Health
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Occupational Therapist - Community Mental Health
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our Community Mental Health Team in Ammanford and Towy Valley.
You will be based with our supportive and friendly community team, providing valuable support focused on the needs of the individual. You will be a key member within a multidisciplinary team supporting an integrated model of care. You will provide assessment and intervention for patients living in the community. As part of an integrated team you will work closely with acute, intermediate and primary care. In promoting health and person centred care you will develop strong links with community based resources to help engage and motivate individuals in their recovery.
This team covers the Ammanford and Towy Valley area and you will be based in Swn y Gwynt resource centre in Ammanford.
We're Seeking To Appoint a Motivated And Compassionate Individual With Demonstrable Experience, Whose Values Are Aligned To Those Of Hywel Dda University Health Board
* putting people at the heart of what we do
* working together to be the best we can
* striving to develop and deliver better services
To practice as an autonomous practitioner with an Occupational therapy focussed caseload within a MDT, to plan, modify & carry out assessments, and occupationally based interventions.
To formulate and apply relevant occupational analysis to the individual, using graded occupations as an essential aspect of the assessment and treatment.
To agree goals and priorities for intervention and the methods to be adopted based on results of assessment, best practice and in partnership with the patient and multidisciplinary team.
To design and implement individual or group treatment programmers to address defined clinical needs.
To utilise group dynamics to achieve agreed therapeutic objectives.
To monitor, modify and evaluate intervention in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
To advise and support patient during psychological adaptation to disability.
To provide advice and support to relatives, carers and others as appropriate.
To work independently with patients, taking responsibility for the patient's safety when undertaking OT intervention.
To make clinical judgments and priority of referrals for Occupational Therapy and on the need for referral to other services.
To carry out environmental risk assessment.
To be able to define a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessments.
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Harries Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: victoria.harries@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01554 772768
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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