Job overview

Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking to appoint an innovative, proactive and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy Service within the Community Team for Learning Disabilities.   This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as the Clinical Lead for Occupational Therapy within the Carmarthen area.  

You will be expected to provide leadership to the occupational therapy team for Carmarthen CTLD, working as an integral part of the wider Hywel Dda Occupational Therapy Service for Community Team for Learning Disabilities.  You will also work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team within CTLD delivering a high quality, evidence-based occupational therapy to adults living with a learning disability and also to young people undergoing transition from children and young people's services to CTLD.  This job will also involve supporting other professionals to be able to better understand the needs of people living with a learning disability across the health board as we work toward improving the population experience across primary and community and secondary care settings.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to carry a complex caseload working within clinic, education and home environments and will be required to liaise closely with staff within wider health board and the Local Authority.

You will also be required to liaise with professional networks  relating to your area of specialism as part of both service development, clinical governance and to improve clinical practice.

The post holder will also be expected to offer training and support to the wider Occupational Therapy Service for Children and Young People, supervise staff and offer clinical placements to support the development of occupational therapy students within Wales.

You and the team will provide specialist assessment, treatment and management to adults with a learning disability within community settings.  

You will work in collaboration with the person, their network of care, mainstream health services, and the multidisciplinary Learning Disability team to enhance, optimise and maintain the persons engagement in occupation, function and quality of life. 

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team you will be expected to autonomously manage an occupational therapy caseload of a designated client group, which includes those with complex presentations.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services