Do you get job satisfaction from holding a complex caseload, treating older people and younger people with complex physical disabilities?

Are you flexible, motivated, and organised and enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team?

If the answer is YES then we would love to hear from you.

Swansea Community Integrated Services therapy team work geographically across beautiful Swansea Bay, with fabulous coastlines, outdoor pursuits, and mountain walking all within easy travelling distance.

The team provides same day response and reablement to support people to be discharged in a timely and safe manner from hospital, or to prevent an admission to hospital or permanent placement into a care home. You will be supported by an experienced MDT including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists, dietitians, medicine management, domiciliary care assistants, social workers and nursing colleagues.

There are CPD opportunities, for undergrad and post- graduate education. As part of your role you will be expected to support student placements and provide supervision to less experienced colleagues.

The successful post-holder will be expected to work flexibly across Swansea Bay and participate in 7 day working as required.

The ability to travel in a timely manner across sites during the working day is required.

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

Main duties of the job

• To manage a defined caseload within specialist area, using evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the outcomes of intervention in hospital and in the community maintaining associated records. To organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To ensure clinical records are kept to agreed standards and report accurately to others.
• To work in partnership with clients, carers and the multidisciplinary team to identify relevant goals.
• To provide leadership and supervision for junior staff, as delegated by supervisor /Team Leader.
• To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placements.
• To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in the Band 6 Development Programme and other developmental activities.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job description Job responsibilities

Develop rapport with the client before applying other professional skills.

Communicate role and purpose of Occupational Therapy clearly to client and/or carers.

Communicate condition related information and results of assessments to clients/carers which may include sensitive, contentious and/or complex information

To provide effective listening & communication in the management of situations where there may be barriers to understanding. This may include communication difficulties, confused clients, or where the atmosphere is highly emotive and potentially distressing e.g. terminally ill or severely disabled clients.

Provide client with relevant written information to supplement verbal advice given.

Communicate complex sensitive information in an understandable form to clients, carers colleagues and students requiring motivational, persuasion, empathetic and re-assurance skills are required.

Manage own caseload, prioritising cases appropriately having an increased level of responsibility, for management of self, workload and caseload.

Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings, contributing to decisions with regard to the clients care.

To be responsible for the delegation of appropriate tasks to junior occupational therapists and support staff.

Plan and manage time effectively ensuring prioritisation and completion of both clinical and non-clinical tasks and effective workload management ensuring flexibility and timeliness in responding.

Co-ordinate the activities of junior/ support staff in the treatment of clients on caseload

Undertake the supervision and KSF appraisals of junior and support staff as delegated by team leader identifying development needs.

Be a resource for training peers and other health professionals

Participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.

Be responsible for the supervision and assessment of Occupational Therapy students on fieldwork placement within the Health Board

Undertake a significant amount of client contact single -handedly without direct supervision

To understand the implications of relevant clinical investigations on occupational therapy management of patients.

Acceptance of referral and gathering of relevant information regarding individual client prior to assessment

To manage a specialist occupational therapy caseload carrying out assessments, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure within agreed protocols and standards.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• membership of professional body
• accredited fieldwork supervisor for students

Experience/knowledge Essential

• experience of autonomous caseload management, planning, interventions & evaluations
• understanding OT process/theories
• knowledge of clinical governance

Desirable

• research/audit experience

Abilities Essential

• effective written/oral communication skills
• computer skills

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