Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist (OT) to join the dynamic stroke pathway. You will join a committed and experienced team who provide an integrated approach to stroke care delivery across the two hospital sites and community; these bases include both University Hospital of Wales (UHW) and Llandough (UHL). As a Band 7, you will be a catalyst for change, promoting effective leadership and clinical delivery, optimising outcomes, and ensuring management of data including SSNAP.Main duties of the jobCardiff and Vale UHB is a unique teaching UHB, that provides tertiary, specialist, general acute, mental health and community services and has a renowned reputation for teaching, research and development.We are excited to offer this full-time positionwithin our forward-thinking stroke service. Your excellent communication and leadership skills will be a driving force behind positive change and service development. In this full-time position, you'll collaborate closely with the OT stroke leadership team, ensuring a flexible and dynamic approach across the pathway. You will work closely with acute and rehabilitation services ensuring consistency of care delivery and optimising patient flow. Delivering evidence-based stroke interventions, you will ensure person centred care through coproduction, promoting goal focused service delivery. You will be a mentor, provide training, consultation and education on all things OT and stroke. Collaborating with the OT stroke leadership team, you will contribute to the continued development of a high-quality evidence-based OT service.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.About usCardiff and Vale University Health Board is 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 focused 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou 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.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialQualification in Occupational Therapy at degree level or equivalentHCPC RegistrationEvidence of recent formal training/ learning and continued professional development at a higher levelDesirablePost-graduate qualifications in a wide selection of clinical conditionsMasters level qualification or equivalentSkillsEssentialAdvanced clinical reasoning/problem solving skills within clinical areas and therapeutic handlingKnowledge of current healthcare policies and application in clinical area in order to contribute to service development.Proven leadership skillsAbility to manage a clinical caseloadMechanisms of Audit and research methodology.Specialist knowledgeEssentialSpecialist knowledge in the clinical area.Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk managementKnowledge and understanding of services that link across the primary/secondary care interface to provide integrated care. This is to include voluntary organisations.Personal QualitiesEssentialAbility cope under pressure demonstrating resilienceAbility to demonstrate empathyAble to lead by example, and role model UHB behaviours and valuesOtherEssentialAble to travel, in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the jobDesirableAbility to speak welshExperienceEssentialManaging a complex/highly complex caseload.Experience of providing clinical supervisionPost-graduate experience, including in the specialty or associated specialty relevant to the post.Team Leadership within uni and multidisciplinary teams.People management - negotiation skills within a team of staff.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 (Opens in a new tab).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 continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCardiff and Vale University Health BoardAddressUniversity Hospital LlandoughPenlan Road, LlandoughCardiffCF64 2XXEmployer's websitehttps://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)