Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a new and exciting opportunity that will positively challenge your clinical skills and creative thinking? Do you like working in an acute, fast-paced environment where you can have an immediate impact on a person's outcome? And are you excited by change and the idea of contributing to the development and direction of an evolving team? If so, this could be the job for you!
We are looking for compassionate and motivated practitioners with a passion for person-centred care to join our multidisciplinary Community Admissions Avoidance Therapy Team (CAATT) working in the Medical Admissions Unit in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.
Main duties of the job
The CAATT service is based at the 'front door' of hospitals across ABUHB and provides a rapid response to people (adults) presenting with conditions that have impacted their ability to live in their usual manner. The team undertakes assessments and interventions in the hospital emergency department and medical admissions units with the primary aim being to consider and facilitate home in the first instance and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. To support this further, assessments or interventions in patients' homes may also be required. When admission is necessary, CAATT promotes timely discharges, reduced lengths of stay and reduced readmission rates through early initiation of therapy interventions and guiding the person to the right place to address their ongoing needs. The post holder will be an Occupational Therapist, supervised and mentored by a highly specialist Occupational Therapist to provide this specialist professional service. However, they will also work in an interdisciplinary manner with competencies covering the professions of Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy to provide holistic and prudent therapy interventions. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future. 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. Successful applicants will be aligned to the CAATT model which provides services to The Grange University Hospital, Royal Gwent Hospital and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. This post holder will provide a Monday to Friday service in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. However, there will be a requirement/opportunity to work on other sites to ensure that the service remains responsive to demands and that 7-day working rotas are supported. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Person Specification
Qualifications
Occupational Therapy qualification Welsh language skills (desirable) Knowledge
Knowledge and understanding of the Occupational Therapy role Membership in a special interest group (desirable) Experience
Experience in a variety of clinical settings Skills
Relevant skills for the role 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. £37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum pro rata
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The CAATT service is based at the 'front door' of hospitals across ABUHB and provides a rapid response to people (adults) presenting with conditions that have impacted their ability to live in their usual manner. The team undertakes assessments and interventions in the hospital emergency department and medical admissions units with the primary aim being to consider and facilitate home in the first instance and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. To support this further, assessments or interventions in patients' homes may also be required. When admission is necessary, CAATT promotes timely discharges, reduced lengths of stay and reduced readmission rates through early initiation of therapy interventions and guiding the person to the right place to address their ongoing needs. The post holder will be an Occupational Therapist, supervised and mentored by a highly specialist Occupational Therapist to provide this specialist professional service. However, they will also work in an interdisciplinary manner with competencies covering the professions of Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy to provide holistic and prudent therapy interventions. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future. 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. Successful applicants will be aligned to the CAATT model which provides services to The Grange University Hospital, Royal Gwent Hospital and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. This post holder will provide a Monday to Friday service in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. However, there will be a requirement/opportunity to work on other sites to ensure that the service remains responsive to demands and that 7-day working rotas are supported. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Person Specification
Qualifications
Occupational Therapy qualification Welsh language skills (desirable) Knowledge
Knowledge and understanding of the Occupational Therapy role Membership in a special interest group (desirable) Experience
Experience in a variety of clinical settings Skills
Relevant skills for the role 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. £37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum pro rata
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