Band 6 Occupational Therapist
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and suitably skilled Occupational Therapist to join our vascular team based in the University Hospital of Wales. The vascular team is part of the South East Wales vascular network providing interventions regionally and locally. You will gain experience in vascular surgery, including amputation, and be enabled to develop your skills and knowledge. You will be part of the larger surgery team in UHW and UHL.
This is an exciting period as we are currently operationalising our OT strategy across surgery providing the opportunity to engage in service development ensuring we provide the best value to our service users.
You will work with patients with a range of complex needs following vascular surgical interventions, developing knowledge and skills within this specialist service.
You will have opportunity to consolidate clinical skills, build experience and invest in quality improvement developments.
You will be supported with induction/training and supervision. Development will be supported underpinned by the RCOT Pillars of Practice and Cardiff and Vale Occupational Therapy Strategy. You will deliver occupationally focused practice, delivering outcomes that matter to people using evidence based practice and research.
A seven-day service is delivered in some services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chris Cheetham Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: chris.cheetham@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07800581322
Robert Lloyd Team Lead Occupational Therapist
Robert.lloyd@wales.nhs.uk
