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Occupational Therapist for the Llandough Centre for Specialist Spinal Rehabilitation:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the dynamic spinal cord injury pathway. You will join a committed team providing integrated spinal care across the pathway. As a Band 7, you will be a catalyst for change, promoting effective leadership and clinical delivery, optimising outcomes, and ensuring management of data. The role focuses on delivering person-centred care, ensuring the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place. The service values an MDT approach, promoting training and partnership working. Flexible hours may be required to meet service needs.
- Provide expert clinical knowledge, opinion, and practice for those with spinal cord injury needs using evidence-based/person-centred principles and developing professional practice in line with national guidelines.
- Support leadership and specialist Occupational Therapy clinical delivery within the spinal cord injury unit, providing specialist training, consultation, and education regarding spinal cord injury in non-specialist settings prior to admission or on repatriation.
- Support the delivery of assessment and management within the spinal cord injury unit, plus outreach in line with national clinical guidelines.
- Carry a varied and complex caseload, lead a team of registered and non-registered staff, and work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide expert clinical supervision, support, and advice to the occupational therapy team.
- Manage staff and workflow within the designated staff group, maintaining professional standards within the occupational therapy team.
- Contribute to data collection and analysis.
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills, effective teamwork, and a passion for service improvement. Working with the Occupational Therapy specialist spinal cord injury team, you will support the continued development of a high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy Service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 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.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amy Joyce Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Email address:
[email protected]For further information please contact Elena Perkins team lead occupational therapist for the Llandough spinal cord injury unit
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