Professional Lead Occupational Therapist

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

About
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the operational name of Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board. The Health Board was established on the 1st October 2009 and covers the areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and South Powys.

As an Employer, we are adaptable, agile and flexible and can offer variations to working practices in line with our Agile Hybrid Framework and Home Working Policy. The Health Board employs over 13,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care. There are more than 250 consultants in a total of over 1000 hospital and general practice doctors, 6,000 nurses, midwives, allied professionals and community workers. The Health Board is led by the Chairman, non-executive directors, the Chief Executive and other executive directors. The Board is supported by the Senior Management Team.

Key details
Location: County Hospital, Coed-y-Gric Road, Griffithstown, Pontypool, NP4 5YA
Major / Minor Region: Newport

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Part time and full time applicants can apply)

• Full time
• Part time

Salary
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 7

Specialty: Main area: Occupational Therapy

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post; therefore please check your account regularly.

Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time (37.5 hours), Band 7 for adult mental health within the Torfaen borough.
Professional Lead Occupational Therapist
The successful applicant will work clinically on the Talygarn inpatient unit, with a dedicated caseload and will be expected to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service. Alongside clinical duties, the post holder will provide occupational therapy clinical leadership as well as management responsibilities for the occupational therapy staff across the adult mental health services spanning the Torfaen borough. They will also represent occupational therapy within Torfaen, form part of the senior occupational therapy team in adult mental health, and the senior multi-disciplinary staff team within Torfaen.

The occupational therapy service within adult mental health is implementing the Model of Human Occupation across the service and has embedded Recovery Through Activity as a core intervention across in-patient and community services.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a forward-thinking occupational therapist who is passionate about mental health and occupational therapy, with sound clinical leadership skills.

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

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• To be a team/clinical leader for Occupational Therapists working in designated team, leading by example, demonstrating excellent OT practice and responsiveness to emerging evidence.
• To provide specialist assessment, advice and intensive intervention for people requiring OT.
• To provide expert OT advice, joint working and give second opinions concerning highly complex cases.
• To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about OT intervention.
• To have operational management responsibility for all Occupational Therapists within designated team.
• To lead in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services for designated team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
• To initiate, implement specific audit, research and development projects relating to OT practice/service delivery within designated team.
• To provide training and development opportunities within the OT team.
• To provide OT practice leadership to colleagues in the team and mentorship to OT colleagues in other teams who require specialist guidance.
• To hold the financial responsibility for authorising time sheets and expenses claims.
• To undertake operational and management duties including, planning and implementation of the OT service; working in conjunction with the appropriate clinical leads.
• To develop robust professional relationships with other OT services, the multi-disciplinary team, primary, community, Local Authority and Third Sector colleagues to enhance service provision.

Working for our organisation
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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting. If you are eligible for the HealthWork in the UKand Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Degree or Diploma in OT
• Masters level study or willingness to work towards (CQFW level 7 at 20/30 credits each) module or equivalent
• Accredited practice placement educator
• Certificate in Leadership and/or Management.
• Member of HCPC

Desirable criteria

• Member of relevant RCOT Specialist Section.

Other
Essential criteria

• Ability to travel around geographical areas to meet the requirement of the post.
• Committed to person centred, non-discriminatory practice.
• Documented evidence of CPD.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn.

Personal Attributes
Essential criteria

• Professional confidence.
• Able to self regulate their own performance.
• Ability to engage and lead an OT Team.
• Able to motivate support and mentor other OT staff to help develop their practice.
• Commitment to developing further leadership/clinical skills.
• Able to work flexibly and respond to unpredictable demands.
• Enjoys using own initiative; tenacious, creative and innovative.

Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge of assessment and intervention for area of clinical responsibility.
• Understanding of local integrated systems of OT delivery.
• Evidence of relevant and appropriate CPD.
• General department and Health Board policies and systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of current agenda and drivers for health and social care policies including legislation.
• Detailed knowledge and application of principles of clinical governance and risk management.

Skills
Essential criteria

• Ability to assess, plan and implement highly specialised treatment and advice in specialist area related to post.
• Able to analyse and reflect on clinical practice and use this to shape future practice.
• Negotiation and problem solving skills utilised within OT and wider MDT teams.
• Strong mentoring and supervision skills.
• Ability to use highly specialist clinical skills to interpret complex assessments for second opinion.
• Able to develop and implement standards to support best clinical practice across the department.
• Able to interpret and utilise evidence to inform practice.
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.

Desirable criteria

• Application of national initiatives within an OT service.

Experience
Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in working within practice setting.
• Some experience of operational management.
• Significant experience working at Senior OT level.
• Significant experience of supervising less experienced OTs.
• Involvement in innovative working practices.
• Contributing to development of local clinical guidelines.
• Experience of leading a change in OT clinical practice.
• Involvement in planning local service delivery.

Desirable criteria

• Line management responsibilities.
• Experience of research and/or audit.

Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Amanda Biddle
Job title: Joint Professional Head OT for adult mental health
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07500991416
Additional information: Lucy Goodwin - Joint Head of OT 07772134292