Job overview

This is an exciting rotation opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to contribute to our Acute and Community settings in Pembrokeshire, contributing to improvement, development and change of culture, rotating at 9 months:-

Frailty Pathway - MDT working in the acute setting to avoid  unnecessary acute hospital admission, maximize independence and support timely discharge from hospital

Urgent and Immediate Care - supporting an intermediate care therapies model covering Rapid Response in the community, rehabilitation and admission avoidance.

Acute Medical and Trauma Rehabilitation  in General Hospital,  providing continuity of care for patients, promoting faster recovery from illness and assisting people to achieve their potential to manage at home.

Based in beautiful Pembrokeshire the successful candidate will be part of a friendly, proactive occupational therapy service, and will work collaboratively with multi-professional teams delivering high quality, evidence based, person centred occupational therapy.

Full time or part time available.

The Occupational Therapy Service has clinical networks and integrated pathways that span primary and secondary care and proactively supports training and development both as part of internal and external CPD.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a  team to deliver an effective and efficient occupational therapy service to improve the health & wellbeing of people.

Deliver the service in a manner and setting appropriate to the needs of client group, following professional codes of conduct and ethics and national and/or locally agreed guidelines, protocols, policies and care pathways.

Working with colleagues or alone; with individuals and groups; in people’s homes, community settings and hospitals.

Autonomously manage an occupational therapy caseload, which includes those with complex presentations.

Selecting and undertaking assessments, developing person centred plans, delivering interventions, evaluating outcomes and adapting plan of care based on outcomes.

Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide 
rehabilitation/recovery/reablement focussed on the needs of the individual.

Work collaboratively with colleagues from Health, Local Authorities and Third Sector Organisations to achieve best outcomes.

Support team operations, dealing appropriately with enquiries and undertaking administrative tasks relevant to the role.

Support the induction, education and development of others.

Support quality improvement, taking responsibility for defined projects.

Appropriately delegate work to, and supervise the work of, Junior staff, Students and Volunteers as required.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.