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Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6

Are you looking for diversity, flexibility, challenge and the opportunity to move your career forward to provide modern healthcare in prison? This is the job for you, come and join us!

We will give you the opportunity to be an expert in prison occupational therapy and to be involved in very modern care and support. We offer excellent learning and development opportunities. We want to support you in your career and give you the opportunity to improve

Main duties of the job

An excellent opportunity has arisen for experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Therapies team here at HMP Berwyn, a category C prison for adult men with a range of varied health needs. This is a great opportunity to embed change and embed a shared culture with HMP and the probation service.

We are looking for a clinically skilled Occupational Therapist who is able to work across a range of complex clinical issues and able to articulate the role of Occupational Therapy in a prison setting. The successful candidate will have a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy, significant post graduate experience which includes demonstrable experience in a related clinical field as well as proven post-graduate clinical and service development competencies. You will also have excellent organisational skills and an ability to problem solve multiple issues within a fast-paced custodial context.

About us

If you have the passion, vision and ability to make a difference and help move our services forward, getting the best out of your colleagues and team, we'd like to hear from you today!

We actively encourage people to come and visit the prison. For further information about this post or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Esther Butterfield esther.butterfield@wales.nhs.uk or 01978523462.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Apititude and Abilities

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Employer details

Employer name

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Address

HMP Berwyn

Bridge Road, Wrexham Industrial Estate

Wrexham

LL13 9QE

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