Occupational Therapist Acute Neurosciences

Integrated Care System; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cardiff seeks a dedicated Occupational Therapist for its Acute Neurosciences team. Candidates will deliver essential rehabilitation services for patients with brain injuries, engaging in collaborative multi-professional teams. Applicants should have a degree in Occupational Therapy, relevant experience, and preferred Welsh language skills. This role offers opportunities for professional development and contributions to innovative healthcare practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in rehabilitation with neurological conditions.
• Proven ability to manage clinical caseloads.
• Desirable ability to speak Welsh.

Responsibilities

• Deliver neuro-based specialist assessment and early rehabilitation.
• Engage in multi-professional joint working.
• Optimize experience across specialist pathways.

Skills

Rehabilitation management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Cognition management

Discharge planning

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Professional registration with HCPC

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Occupational Therapist Acute Neurosciences

The closing date is 18 August 2025

Occupational Therapist Acute Neurosciences

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and suitably skilled Occupational Therapist to join our acute Neurosciences team based at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW). This role supports the acute Neurosciences wards and provides assessment/early intervention/rehabilitation for patients with highly complex needs following traumatic or acquired brain injury. This is an exciting time for Occupational Therapy as we continue to shape and develop our Occupational Therapy offer for those with occupational needs as a result of brain injury.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the multi-professional team, working collaboratively to support people with complex needs as a result of brain injury, you will deliver neuro-based specialist assessment and early rehabilitation to optimise occupational performance. Complex seating/postural management, cognition /delirium management, upper limb rehabilitation/splinting will all be part of this role. Complex regional discharge planning, multi agency engagement, environmental assessment/care recommendation are part of this role.

You will continue development of our early Occupational Therapy rehabilitation offer, engage in multiprofessional joint working and optimise experience ensuring smooth transfer across our specialist pathways.

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated suitably skilled individual with excellent communication skills, effective teamworking and a passion for rehabilitation.

Experience of complex disability management:, postural assessment/wheelchair provision, upper limb management, cognition plus complex discharge planning/repatriation would support this role.

Continuous professional development is promoted and opportunities to shadow/visit other services within this specialist pathway will be encouraged.

We welcome enquiries and visits.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Special knowledge

• Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses
• Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management

Skills

• Demonstrate specialist skills within neuro, rehabilitation or disability management
• Highly developed physical skills relevant to the clinical area e.g. manual techniques and therapeutic handling
• Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload
• Proven ability to motivate others, promote coproduction and empower others
• Adaptive/ flexible team player

Experience

• Significant post registration experience in rehabilitation relevant to the post
• Experience as working as part of an MDT
• Active involvement in service development and quality initiatives
• Experience working with neurological conditions.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• Holds professional registration as awarded by the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
• Specialist training/courses to Postgraduate Diploma level

Personal and Additional Requirements

• Ability to demonstrate empathy
• Ability to cope under pressure, demonstrating resilience
• Willingness to work flexible hours

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board