We are seeking Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join our rotation, who are interested in developing their career in Pembrokeshire. West Wales is a leading example of an integrated rural healthcare model and offers excellent opportunities to develop your skills in many areas of practice. Our rotations are every 6 months giving regular opportunities to learn new skills and be part of supportive and friendly teams.
Pembrokeshire is an area of outstanding natural beauty with access to coastal areas, a wide variety of outdoor activities and cultural events.
We can offer you experience in a wide variety of clinical areas, with options of rotational posts in specialties including:
Acute Medicine, Trauma and Orthopaedics
Acute & Community Mental Health
Stroke services- supporting Acute and Community
Community Rehabilitation in Rehabilitation Hospital and at Home
Social Care
Paediatric Services
We proactively encourage learning and development. Mileage expenses are payable, and pool cars available.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work as part of a team to deliver high quality, evidence based and person centred occupational therapy, supporting our integrated model of care focused on enabling people to engage in meaningful occupations. You will have the support of an occupational therapy team, with opportunities to develop your practice and skills in a variety of areas. We are a learning organisation and value supervision and continued professional development. Successful applicants will be proactive, motivated and compassionate, with values aligned to those of our Health Board: Putting people at the heart of everything we do Working together to be the best that we can be Striving to deliver and develop excellent services The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us. Interviews will be held on 20/01/2025. Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Degree in Occupational Therapy Current HCPC registration Knowledge of relevant current health and social care legislation applicable to role Knowledge and application of Microsoft Office software Understanding of the roles of other staff groups in health and social care Awareness of clinical governance, including research and audit methodology Awareness of relevant outcome measures to demonstrate effectiveness Knowledge of other services that link across primary/secondary/intermediate care Working knowledge of therapeutic equipment Knowledge of a range of rehabilitation interventions across all therapies Knowledge of Health Board priorities Experience
Experience of working in therapy or other relevant field, which may include practice education, voluntary or paid employment Working with a variety of people with differing needs Working as part of a team Direct involvement with carers and families Self-development and application of learning Use of adapted techniques for improving patient outcomes Managing a caseload Experience of working with groups Experience of coping independently with distressing or emotional situations in challenging work environments Contributing to improving services Experience of working in a community setting Delegation and supervision of staff Experience of using virtual communication platforms for delivering service Language Skills
Welsh Speaker (Level 1) 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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You will be expected to work as part of a team to deliver high quality, evidence based and person centred occupational therapy, supporting our integrated model of care focused on enabling people to engage in meaningful occupations. You will have the support of an occupational therapy team, with opportunities to develop your practice and skills in a variety of areas. We are a learning organisation and value supervision and continued professional development. Successful applicants will be proactive, motivated and compassionate, with values aligned to those of our Health Board: Putting people at the heart of everything we do Working together to be the best that we can be Striving to deliver and develop excellent services The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us. Interviews will be held on 20/01/2025. Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Degree in Occupational Therapy Current HCPC registration Knowledge of relevant current health and social care legislation applicable to role Knowledge and application of Microsoft Office software Understanding of the roles of other staff groups in health and social care Awareness of clinical governance, including research and audit methodology Awareness of relevant outcome measures to demonstrate effectiveness Knowledge of other services that link across primary/secondary/intermediate care Working knowledge of therapeutic equipment Knowledge of a range of rehabilitation interventions across all therapies Knowledge of Health Board priorities Experience
Experience of working in therapy or other relevant field, which may include practice education, voluntary or paid employment Working with a variety of people with differing needs Working as part of a team Direct involvement with carers and families Self-development and application of learning Use of adapted techniques for improving patient outcomes Managing a caseload Experience of working with groups Experience of coping independently with distressing or emotional situations in challenging work environments Contributing to improving services Experience of working in a community setting Delegation and supervision of staff Experience of using virtual communication platforms for delivering service Language Skills
Welsh Speaker (Level 1) 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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