Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Occupational Therapist Neuro Rehabilitation
Have you a passion for neuro rehabilitation and delivery of person- centred care? Would you like to further develop your skills within a specialist rehabilitation setting?
If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are excited to offer a full time position with our Occupational Therapy Team for Specialist Neuro Rehabilitation based in the new Llandough Centre for Specialist Spinal and Neuro Rehabilitation, University Hospital Llandough. The Specialist Neuro Rehabilitation Unit provides specialist assessment and rehabilitation for service users with highly complex neurological impairment including PDOC (Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness).
Main duties of the job
As a member of the multi-professional team you will work with service users with complex physical, psychological and cognitive needs, delivering neuro specialist assessments and interventions as part of an individualised rehabilitation programme, including complex seating and postural management, cognition and sensory awareness, upper limb management plus opportunity to work with service users in PDOC. You will work closely with service users' carers and families in regard to education and training. You will act as a keyworker and training will be provided for this. You will engage in complex regional discharge planning including multiagency communication, facilitate environmental assessment/recommendation and advise ongoing care need.
Experience of complex disability management, postural assessment/ seating/wheelchair provision, upper limb management/splinting, cognition, complex discharge planning/repatriation would support this role. We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated suitably skilled individual with excellent communication skills, effective teamworking and an interest in service improvement. We are in the process of developing the learning opportunities within this role, including potential to work in other areas of the neuro pathway to increase your specialist skills.
We welcome enquiries and visits.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving 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 working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job 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
* Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* Holds professional registration as awarded by the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
* Specialist training/courses to Postgraduate Diploma level
Experience
* Significant post registration experience in rehabilitation relevant to the post
* Experience as working as part of an MDT
* Active involvement in service development and quality initiatives
* Experience working with neurological conditions.
* Experience of providing clinical supervision
Skills
* Demonstrate specialist skills within neuro, rehabilitation or disability management
* Highly developed physical skills relevant to the clinical area e.g. manual techniques and therapeutic handling
* Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload
* Proven ability to motivate others, promote coproduction and empower others
* Adaptive/ flexible team player to the service
* Ability to keep accurate and legible patient records and statistical information
Special knowledge
* Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses
* Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management
* Specialist Occupational Therapy clinical knowledge in the clinical area.
* Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses
Personal and Additional Requirements
* Ability to demonstrate empathy
* Ability to cope under pressure. demonstrating resilience
* Able to lead by example, and role model UHB behaviours and values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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