Senior Occupational Therapy Assistant - BANK

Job Overview

Are you an Occupational Therapy Student wishing to gain experience during your free time?

Are you considering going into Occupational Therapy as a career?

We are looking for staff to join our Band 3 Bank which covers all hospitals and communities within the west area of BCUHB within both the physical and mental health fields.

Main duties of the job

The Occupational Therapy service within the West Integrated Health Community provides a service to adults and children across acute, community and primary care settings (physical and mental health). Bank opportunities are therefore varied, and the type of work offered to successful applicants will be dependent on the needs of the service at the time.

As an Occupational Therapy support worker, you will work under the supervision of registered Occupational Therapists to provide a holistic and person centred service to patients. This may include patient facing tasks, administrative tasks and other tasks to support the day to day running of the departments.

The post provides an excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapy students, or those interested in Occupational Therapy as a career, to develop their knowledge and skills within a supportive clinical environment, and provides an excellent opportunity for networking locally.

Good communication and organisational skills are essential along with the ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team environment.

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

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Quality Credit Framework qualification at level 3
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the role of occupational therapy.
• Relevant experience working within health, social care
• Basic knowledge of some conditions relevant to the clinical area and the effects of illness on function
  
  

Aptitude and Ability

Essential Criteria

• Ability to work independently with individuals
• Ability to travel across sites to work and to carry out clinical tasks
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh