Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner

An opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Specialist Palliative Care Occupational Therapy Team in Bridgend.
As part of this team you will be supporting the registered Occupational Therapist in the delivery of Occupational Therapy rehabilitation to palliative care patients. You will be working with individuals with a palliative diagnosis both in their home and in an inpatient setting. You will be undertaking specific clinical and administrative tasks and implement intervention programmes as delegated by the registered Occupational Therapist.
Although the hours of the post are Wednesday to Friday 9.00am - 16;15, there is flexibility in how these hours can be worked on appointment., As part of the Occupational Therapy Team you will deliver a patient centred approach to promote the independence, health, wellbeing and safety of individuals in the hospital, home or community settings.
You will be working with patients on a 1-1 and group basis as delegated by the Occupational Therapist. You will be required to have effective communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, nursing , medical and other health professionals.
As part of your intervention, you will undertake assessments in the home to enable people to maximise their independence in the community, prescribing equipment and recommending alternative techniques as indicated.

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

Working for our organisation
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.

Band 4
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales's capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed