Senior Occupational Therapy Support Worker / Assistant PractitionerinLlanelliinLlanelliPUBLISHED THU 17 OCT 2024
The successful applicant will join a collaborative occupational therapy team that values staff development and excellent patient care. The Health Board emphasises a commitment to bilingualism, encouraging applications from Welsh speakers and providing support for language learning as needed. Interviews for this role are scheduled for November 11, 2024.
This is a fixed term/secondment post until 30/10/2025.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated support worker to join our occupational therapy service in Carmarthenshire for a 12 month fixed term/secondment.
You will become part of our dynamic and friendly occupational therapy team, supporting Occupational Therapists in delivering an integrated model of care that promotes faster recovery from illness, supports timely discharge from hospital, prevention of unnecessary acute hospital admission and premature admission to long-term residential care, and maximises independent living.
You will work with others in the team in supporting individuals to achieve what matters to them.
You will have experience of working with patients with complex healthcare or rehabilitation needs and should be able to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills to enable you to assess and treat individuals within protocols without immediate direct supervision.
The successful applicant will have the support of an occupational therapy service which values supervision, actively encourages staff to develop personally and professionally, and is committed to excellent patient care and service improvement.
We are looking for a caring and compassionate individual who's values are aligned to those of Hywel Dda University Health Board:
Putting people at the heart of everything that we do
Working together to be the best that we can be
Striving to deliver and develop excellent service
In applying for this post you should have a relevant Level 3 qualification or equivalent plus a broad range of experience working in a therapy service or equivalent field.
The ability to travel within the community is essential for this post.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 11/11/2024
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