Principal Occupational Therapist

Are you a highly motivated senior Occupational Therapist wanting to develop their leadership skills? Are you looking for a new challenge for 2025? Then this is the perfect time to come and join our expanding and developing Occupational Therapy Leadership Team!! An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and innovative Occupational Therapist to lead and develop the Physical Occupational Therapy Service based in Princess of Wales Hospital at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This post provides a unique opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with significant experience of working within physical services as well as colleagues in health, and social care. The post holder will work with colleagues across health and social care to embed D2RA and maintain patient flow through the acute hospital site. The post holder will be expected to work alongside colleagues in the co-design of new services, as well as ensuring the delivery of an evidence-based, high quality and efficient service., Inherent within the role is a responsibility for

• Undertaking all aspects of clinical and managerial responsibilities as an autonomous practitioner for a team of OTs and support staff
• Providing a client-centered, evidence-based service to adults with both complex and varied needs.
• Training and development of staff in OT, other disciplines and other agencies
• Managing a small, caseload within the service to of support the delivery of services.
• Leading in service development, utilising a strong evidence- base and innovations in practice to ensure best management of resources and best outcomes for children and young people, and their families/carers
• Representing the OT service, the profession and service users within the wider health, social, and political community, including All Wales and National Forums
  
  We are an innovative team, developing new ways of working to meet increasing demands and the successful applicant will be a part of this exciting transformation. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to work flexibly and creatively in both the leadership and clinical aspects of the role., The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
  
  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.