As part of our inpatient stroke team, you will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary professionals, playing a crucial role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions. You'll have the chance to grow your clinical expertise and develop your leadership skills while mentoring junior team members and students. If you have a genuine enthusiasm for patient care, exceptional communication skills, and a desire to improve the rehabilitation process, we want to hear from you. Embrace this opportunity to transform lives—apply now and be part of something truly rewarding!
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Occupational Therapy stroke services in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. We have a rare post for a static Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our stroke inpatient team.
We need a dynamic practitioner with a passion for inpatient acute working, with a special interest in stroke and a clear focus on timely discharge/rapid discharges of patients to their own homes.
This posts will offer you the opportunity to develop your stroke clinical skills in a fast paced dynamic inpatient service whilst also developing your leadership and management skills in a supportive environment.
The successful candidate will work closely with the MDT, Principal OT, Discharge Liaison Team and Local Authorities to ensure effective cross boundary and agency working to support the D2RA model within Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
The stroke services is temporarily based in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, however this may be subject to change.
To provide specialist stroke Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and rehabilitation to patients to ensure improved functional recovery, prompt discharge and to enable the person to remain in their home.
You will provide supervision and support to junior members of the team and student Occupational Therapists and have a passion for delivering evidence based, quality intervention using research, audit and quality improvement projects. The post holder will be flexible to service needs, possess excellent self management skills and administer their caseload efficiently to ensure effective intervention focused on preventing avoidable admissions, rehabilitation and efficient discharge planning, depending on setting.
We are looking for a candidate that is motivated, enthusiastic with exceptional communication and people skills.
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