Occupational Therapist - Community Resource Team - #1659463

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Occupational Therapy team as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the well-established Community Resource Team, based in Cardiff. We are looking for Full and Part time Occupational Therapists who are motivated, dynamic and confident with experience of working in an NHS community setting who are looking to work in a team focused on supporting people to maintain independence at home. The positions will be based with the Cardiff Community Resource Team, which is based over 2 sites including Whitchurch and Llanrumney offices. The expectation is to cover the Occupational Therapy service across the whole of the city, as needed.

We can offer you:

1. a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive multi-disciplinary environment to work in


2. continuing professional development opportunities


3. access to a varied caseload


4. professional support and supervision, plus regular team meetings and in-service training.

As well as Occupational Therapists, the teams are made up of Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Dietitians, Nurses, Rehabilitation Technicians, Doctors, Age Connects brokers and Social Services staff. This post is a community post which involves travelling between a number of patient homes in the locality, often with equipment. As such, the post-holder will be required to be a driver with a valid UK driving license and daily access to a car.

As an Occupational Therapist within the Community Resource Team you will be part of a community-based multi-disciplinary team which aims to promote the independence of patients/clients living at home/within the care sector so as to: avoid inappropriate hospital admissions, facilitate and ensure safe early hospital discharge, and prevent/reduce any unnecessary long-term permanent placements. You will deliver Occupational Therapy assessment/interventions in line with current guidance/evidence base and you will be supported in your development underpinned by the RCOT Pillars of Practice. Opportunities for development of supervisory skills will be available and engagement in service development/improvement projects and role promotion encouraged. The team provides a seven-day service with a weekend rota in place. Sound IT skills will be required and you will be provided with any equipment needed. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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 focused 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.

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.

• Will hold a qualification in Occupational Therapy at degree level or equivalent.


• Professional registration as recognised by HPC


• Fieldwork Education Training Course


• Evidence of recent study

• Sufficient post-graduate clinical experience


• Managing a caseload


• Inter-professional and multi-agency team working


• Direct involvement with carers and families


• Active practice placement educator


• Evidence of experience of working in a community setting

• Autonomous practitioner with self-management skills


• Sound clinical reasoning/problem-solving skills within clinical area


• Planning and prioritisation of workload


• Communicate effectively to a wide audience and adapt approach accordingly


• Ability to support and supervise others


• Knowledge of current healthcare policies and application in clinical area


• Organisational skills. E.g. initiates multiagency/professional home visits


• Evidence of critical appraisal/analytical thought


• Mechanisms of audit and research methodology


• Presentation skills to include use of audio-visual aids


• Basic I.T. Skills


• Research methodology


• Presentation skills

• Knowledge of services that link across primary and secondary care


• Knowledge of health and safety at work and risk assessments


• Member of special interest group


• Professional confidence


• Adaptive skills that embrace change and new developments.


• Self-motivated


• Ability to cope well under pressure

• The ability to meet the demands of the role


• Ability to travel to meet the demands of the post

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

£37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum pro rata