Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 100-ACS069-0625
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Elizabeth Williams Clinic
- Town
- Llanelli
- Salary
- £26,928 - £29,551 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/06/2025
Employer heading

Senior Occupational Therapy Support Worker / Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative, enthusiastic and engaging person to support the delivery of occupational therapy programmes with children and young people as a Senior Occupational Therapy Support Worker within Hywel Dda Health Board within Hywel Dda Health Board.
We help children and young people take part in the daily activities (occupations) that are important to them – at home, at school and elsewhere.
Some children and young people have difficulty doing the things they want or have to do because they have physical, learning or mental health needs. Others struggle due to illness or family circumstances, or because of changes that happen as they grow and develop.
Main duties of the job
We’re seeking to appoint a proactive, motivated and dynamic individual to support Occupational Therapists within the community teams across Hywel Dda Health Board, and whose values are aligned to those of Hywel Dda University Health Board:
Working with and supporting children and their families to meet OT goals and to be as independent as possible, the role aims to encourage and enable Children and Young People to participate in activities that are important to them in their life. This could be essential self care skills, within school or leisure/hobbies. Ideally you will have experience working with Children and Young people and have an understanding of the challenges they face.
You should be able to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills to enable you to assess and treat patients within protocols without immediate direct supervision. Our team is dynamic and friendly. We actively support and encourage staff to develop personally and professionally through clinical supervision and training.
To apply you should have a NVQ Level 3 qualification relevant to this area of work or other equivalent training, qualifications or experience.
The post holder will be expected to travel between settings. Mileage allowance is payable.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 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.
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
Community facilities, including:
48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Whatever the reason, we support children and young people to take part in the activities and routines that give purpose and meaning to their lives. These include:
self-care activities – getting dressed, eating and sleeping
productive occupations – learning, writing, doing PE
play and leisure – playing with friends and doing sports or hobbies.
We help children and young people grow, thrive and reach their full potential by identifying:
Activities they do well and those they find difficult
Personal, environmental and task-specific factors that help or limit their ability to take part
Different ways of doing things, teaching new skills or changing the environment to make it easier for them to participate, have fun and achieve.
(Royal College of Occupational Therapy, 2024)
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 27/06/2025.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Level 3 qualification relevant to workplace OR other equivalent training, qualifications or experience
- Level 4 experience with a willingness to complete relevant Level 4 qualification within a specified timescale after successful appointment
- I.T skills with good knowledge and application of Microsoft Office applications
- Numeracy and literacy to at least level 2 (GCSE level grade C or above)
- Good knowledge of Occupational Therapy through acquired experience and/or training
- Working knowledge of therapeutic equipment
- Knowledge of the roles of other staff groups in health and social care
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of role related CPD activities
- Trusted Assessor training in equipment and adaptations
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, including research and audit
- Knowledge of relevant outcome measures to demonstrate effectiveness of interventions
- Knowledge of Health Board and priorities and practices
- Knowledge of a range of rehabilitation interventions across all therapies
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad range of experience of working within a therapy service or other relevant field. This may include voluntary as well as paid experience
- Working with a variety of people with differing needs
- Working as part of a team
- Working independently
- Managing own time and prioritising activities
- Contributing to improving services
- Self-development and learning
- Use of adapted techiques for improving patient independence
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with groups
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Supervision of staff
- Experience of using Motivational interviewing or solutions focused interventions
- Experience of coping independently with distressing or emotional situations in challenging work environments
- Experience of using virtual communication platforms, i.e. Skype, Teams, Zoom
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to deliver service, including between sites in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to needs of the service
Language Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Applicant requirements
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
- Kelly Southway
- Job title
- Service Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07811 066200
- Additional information
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