Team Lead Occupational Therapist

Leading a team of occupational therapists and technicians you will deliver value based occupationally focussed intervention across Lakeside and IACU, supporting rehabilitation and discharge planning.
The occupational therapy service provides occupationally focused intervention modelled on the Cardiff and Vale Occupational Therapy Strategy and Operational Plan. Embedded in the strategy is the Rehabilitation Model, and three key areas : 'doing only what we can do', 'right care right time right place' and 'building a skilled and enabled workforce'.
The occupational therapists are key members of the MDT providing assessment and ongoing therapy to patients following D2RA and the 'Home First' principle with 'What Matters' conversation central to intervention plans. Partnership working is important to the service to ensure a timely, efficient service.
You will join the established, supportive occupational therapy team within UHW. The service has an active training programme in place with service development, training and CPD opportunities.
We are seeking people who are as passionate as we are about delivering quality occupational therapy intervention to people in the medicine setting.
The posts are full time and will cover 7 day working which includes weekends and bank holidays., We are seeking someone who:
+ enjoys being part of a busy team
+ can lead service development in occupational therapy
+ offers occupational therapy in an inpatient setting
+ has a current knowledge of complex discharge and can manage complex a caseload
+ can implement D2RA, Home First and the Cardiff and Vale Occupational Therapy Strategy and Operational Plan
+ Is ready for a new challenge, Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together". We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board's Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the
next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
+ We are kind and caring
+ We are respectful
+ We have trust and integrity
+ We take personal responsibility
As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.
We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today's illnesses
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed, 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 focussed 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.