Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Spinal Rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 001-AHP071-0725
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Llandough
- Town
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Salary
- £48,527 - £55,532 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Occupational Therapist
Band 7
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
· We are kind and caring
· We are respectful
· We have trust and integrity
· We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
Occupational Therapist for the Llandough Centre for Specialist Spinal Rehabilitation:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the dynamic spinal cord injury pathway. You will join a committed team providing integrated spinal care across the pathway. As a Band 7, you will be a catalyst for change, promoting effective leadership and clinical delivery, optimising outcomes, and ensuring management of data. The role focuses on delivering person-centred care, ensuring the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place. The service values an MDT approach, promoting training and partnership working. Flexible hours may be required to meet service needs.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expert clinical knowledge, opinion, and practice for those with spinal cord injury needs using evidence-based/person-centred principles and developing professional practice in line with national guidelines.
- Support leadership and specialist Occupational Therapy clinical delivery within the spinal cord injury unit, providing specialist training, consultation, and education regarding spinal cord injury in non-specialist settings prior to admission or on repatriation.
- Support the delivery of assessment and management within the spinal cord injury unit, plus outreach in line with national clinical guidelines.
- Carry a varied and complex caseload, lead a team of registered and non-registered staff, and work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide expert clinical supervision, support, and advice to the occupational therapy team.
- Manage staff and workflow within the designated staff group, maintaining professional standards within the occupational therapy team.
- Contribute to data collection and analysis.
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills, effective teamwork, and a passion for service improvement. Working with the Occupational Therapy specialist spinal cord injury team, you will support the continued development of a high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy Service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualification in Occupational Therapy at degree level or equivalent
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of recent formal training/ learning and continued professional development at a higher level
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate qualifications in a wide selection of clinical conditions
- Masters level qualification or equivalent
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical reasoning/problem solving skills within clinical areas and therapeutic handling
- Knowledge of current healthcare policies and application in clinical area in order to contribute to service development.
- Proven leadership skills
- Ability to manage a clinical caseload
- Mechanisms of Audit and research methodology.
Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge in the clinical area.
- Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management
- Knowledge and understanding of services that link across the primary/secondary care interface to provide integrated care. This is to include voluntary organisations.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability cope under pressure demonstrating resilience
- Ability to demonstrate empathy
- Able to lead by example, and role model UHB behaviours and values
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to travel, in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the job
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Experience
Essential criteria
- Managing a complex/highly complex caseload.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
- Post-graduate experience, including in the specialty or associated specialty relevant to the post.
- Team Leadership within uni and multidisciplinary teams.
- People management - negotiation skills within a team of staff.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Joyce
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information please contact Elena Perkins team lead occupational therapist for the Llandough spinal cord injury unit [email protected]
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