Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health service provider in Merthyr Tydfil seeks an experienced Occupational Therapist to join their acute medical team. This permanent full-time position involves providing specialized assessments and interventions to patients, ensuring effective discharge planning, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and be HCPC registered, with strong communication and organizational skills. The role offers a competitive salary range of £39,263 to £47,280 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing a caseload autonomously within relevant clinical areas.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and best practices in occupational therapy.
• Capability to supervise junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and rehabilitation.
• Support patient independence and discharge planning.
• Deliver quality interventions based on evidence and research.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Clinical reasoning

Ability to manage own caseload

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Registered member of HCPC

Job description

Overview

Would you like to continue your professional development in a well-supported and innovative OT Service? Then come and join our acute medical team at Prince Charles Hospital.

With a wealth of learning and development opportunities such as a Band 6 Development Framework, a training passport tailored to your learning needs and peer support you will be able to consolidate and enhance your specialist Occupational Therapy and leadership and management skills.

As part of a close MDT, you will work together with your patients to identify meaningful goals, provide assessments, identify appropriate interventions and support their independence and discharge from hospital.

The post holder will carry an independent caseload of patients and deliver occupational therapy intervention to a high standard with the ethos of providing evidence based, high quality interventions.

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.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties

To provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention, rehabilitation and discharge planning for patients to ensure a safe and timely 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.

Welsh language

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t “fluency”, just speaking and listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Details

Date posted: 01 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,263 to £47,280 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 110-AHP117-1025

Job locations: Prince Charles Hospital, Gurnos Estate, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9DT

Job description and responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification within the supporting documents or by clicking Apply now to view in Trac.

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered member of HCPC
• Relevant postgraduate level training
• Documented evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Post-graduate training in motivational interviewing, goal planning
• Post graduate training/accreditation in fieldwork education
• Membership of professional body

Experience

Essential

• Experience of autonomous caseload management, comprising assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation within relevant clinical areas.
• Understanding the OT process with particular emphasis on physical conditions
• Supervision of staff
• Understanding the current best practice in OT with designated client group
• Knowledge of the principle of clinical governance
• Knowledge of a range of policies/procedures e.g. (risk management, protection of vulnerable adults, DOLs)

Desirable

• Experience of audit
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical physical health settings

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work single-handedly with individuals or groups
• Organisational, planning and time management skills
• Demonstrable clinical reasoning skills, and able to make effective clinical decisions following assessment of complex cases
• Knowledge of broad range of medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions
• Knowledge and understanding of cognitive, physical, psychological and cultural factors which can influence discharge planning
• Understanding of team dynamics
• Ability to undertake physical activity required for handling of clients
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills e.g. use of word, excel, PowerPoint and data inputting
• Ability to travel across sites and to client\'s homes and community settings

Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of broad range of medical conditions and stroke
• Knowledge of factors that can influence discharge

Desirable

• Knowledge of standardised /non standardised assessments
• Knowledge of national drivers for health/stroke provision
• Knowledge of stroke specific assessments and interventions

Disclosures

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.

Sponsorship and Registration

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Prince Charles Hospital

Gurnos Estate

Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 9DT

Website: joinctm.wales