An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, experienced and innovative occupational therapist to join the South Monmouthshire integrated service with the focus on providing rehabilitation in our purpose built step up/down unit based within the brand new purpose built Severn View care home. The step up/down service provides a residential setting for those people in need of continued rehabilitation to facilitate discharge from hospital but are not yet ready to return home or those who cannot manage at home due to a fall, illness, or crisis where hospital admission is not required. Working within a multi-professional team, the post holder will be expected to support the development and implementation of rehabilitation programmes tailored to the persons occupational performance needs to support the individual to return home.
Main duties of the job
1. The postholder will work alongside a band 4 OT technician, Severn View Park staff, reablement and the wider MDT in Severn View Park residential home to deliver rehabilitation to people to enable them to live as independently as possible and to return to their own homes.
2. The postholder will develop individual rehabilitation programmes to support the person to maximise their independence and occupational performance.
3. The postholder will support the delivery of reablement training to staff to ensure a rehabilitative approach during the persons stay to maximise independence.
4. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop caseload management skills. The successful candidate will need to be flexible, highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic with the ability to deliver a high-quality individualised service with in-reach into other aspects of the pathway as required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Planning and co-ordination of specialist treatment packages.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
* HCPC Registration and up-to-date professional portfolio.
* Some specific training related to clinical area e.g. manual handling, seating and positioning, advanced communication skills, cognitive assessment, motivational interviewing.
Desirable
* Post-graduate experience of working with people with a range of conditions.
* Supervision experience of junior staff and/or students.
* Experience of working autonomously and setting own priorities.
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Chepstow Community Hospital
Chepstow
NP16 5YX
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