Experienced Occupational Therapist - Cancer Prehabilitation

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Cancer Therapies Service.

Delivering services for patients closer to home in line with the Health Board's strategy 'A Healthier Mid and West Wales: Our Future Generations Living Well' and associated plans. Cancer Therapies service aims on delivering an effective, efficient, and sustainable service by shifting the current focus on hospital-based care and treatment to a focus on virtual delivery models.

We're seeking to appoint a proactive, motivated and compassionate individual with demonstrable experience, whose values are aligned to those of Hywel Dda University Health Board:- putting people at the heart of what we do- working together to be the best we can- striving to develop and deliver better services

Main duties of the job

Operate as an autonomous practitioner, with a varied and often complex caseload, using specialist knowledge of occupational therapy and the functional impact of health conditions to appropriately select, plan, modify, carry out and evaluate assessments and interventions, adapting practice based on client's circumstances and presentation.

Carry out group education (fatigue/stress/anxiety management) with individuals both virtually.

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

Works independently or alongside other members of the team, where relevant, to plan, organise and deliver therapeutic interventions with individuals or groups.

Advises/educates and demonstrates specific techniques/strategies to the individual and their families/carers, if relevant, to support the ongoing management of the individual's recovery.

Delegate clinical work to others within the team i.e. Therapy Support Workers and students, following relevant policies/guidelines.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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