Occupational Therapy Technician

An exciting opportunity in a Community Mental Health Team for a Occupational Therapy Technician at a Band 4 level.

The Occupational Therapy Technician role has been established to carry out occupational based plans that have been developed by Occupational Therapists to enable to promote recovery and rehabilitation.

Service users who access this service experience mental health conditions of varying degree and severity. Your role will involve working with them to assist them through rehabilitation towards independence, increased functional capacity and self-management. The role aims to support Allied Health Professions providing a service that promotes occupational rehabilitation and offers the ability to address patient’s goals therapeutically enabling flexibility, adaptability and most of all person centred care.

Key aspects will include promoting independence, transforming transitions and influencing health and wellbeing in order to help individuals rebuild and manage their lives. Interventions delivered would include a range of groups and individual treatment.

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

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

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