Are you passionate about promoting independence and recovery within the community?
Are you wanting to lead a dynamic team of Local Authority and Health Board Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy support staff?
Would you like the opportunity to be supported in an integrated management structure, with leadership and mentorship from both Local Authority and Health Board managers?
Then this may be the position for you.
Reablement is part of the wider Support @ Home team, offering an opportunity to recover from ill health and to prevent episodes of health deterioration where possible. The service offers a period of rehabilitation to enable service users to maintain, regain or re-learn daily living skills and abilities. Reablement programs are bespoke and tailored to the goals set with service users aiming to achieve their full potential whilst preventing or reducing the need to move on to longer term community services.
Responsibilities:
1. Lead the delivery and development of the therapy component of the Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation Services for individuals referred to the reablement team based in the local authority covering the localities of Rhondda Cynon Taff.
2. Be responsible for the effective treatment and management of service users requiring rehabilitation in the community to maximise their independence and functional ability within the home and local environment, preventing inappropriate admissions to and enabling timely discharge from hospital.
3. Provide clinical leadership and advice to a team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Technicians and support local authority support services staff to enhance service provision and clinical interventions for community patients within the locality.
Requirements:
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; 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.
Core Values:
1. We listen, learn and improve.
2. We treat everyone with respect.
3. We all work together as one team.
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.
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