Specialist Occupational Therapist - Older Person's Mental Health CMHT

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

The post-holder will be required to provide an assessment and rehabilitation service to service users referred. The post-holder will be required to work in both in the service user’s homes and in the community but will also have access to the health board’s therapy departments and Local Authority premises if required. They may also carry out assessments on the wards at the referring hospitals in order to facilitate the well-being of service users and may take the lead in facilitating safe, early supported discharge.

The post-holder will be required to deliver on a range of performance indicators including:

• reduction in length of stay
• improving independence
• delivering and monitoring accredited competency based training e.g. Calderdale
• supporting the achievement of competencies by Health and Social Care Support Workers

The post-holder will assess the ability of service user to undertake a Occupational Therapy intervention programme with a support worker. The post holder will liaise with families, carers and advocates as well as the Multi-Disciplinary Team (for example, DGH, Primary Care, Local Authority and third sector organisations). The post-holder will co-ordinate an intervention programme and will liaise with the MDT and long term care providers if these are required
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Use the Occupational Therapy process autonomously in various settings, including lone working in the community and in service users’ homes.
Manage a defined caseload in providing an assessment, intervention and rehabilitation service to people referred to the team
Use evidence based practice/service user centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in hospital and community settings.
Maintain clinical records according to local and professional guidelines.
Develop expert skills and knowledge through an agreed personal development plan.
Provide leadership for junior and support staff through supervision and allocation of work.
Supervise students as an accredited practice educator who adheres to the requirements of the defined standards of practice and supervision.
Provide evidence based training and delivery of competency based practice to the support staff.
Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team involved with the provision of health and social care services to service users. This will include hospital staff, care managers, 3 rd sector organisations and primary care.
Contribute to the review and development of Older Persons Mental Health Occupational Therapy services.
Develop local networks with other teams providing similar services, contributing to the wider professional network.
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 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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.
This post will be based in Maritime Resource Centre in Pontypridd but the post holder will cover referrals from Cynon and Merthyr areas

Please refer the Job description for details