Occupational Therapist – MHSOP

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 40,559 to 48,841 £ / Year

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Job summary

The Occupational therapy service within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within our friendly, well-established Occupational Therapy service in the Mental Health Service for Older People (MHSOP) based in University Hospital Llandough. The successful applicants will work on the in-patient wards and in the community.. You will work closely within a multidisciplinary team to complete specialist occupational therapy assessments, develop strengths-based intervention plans, and support individuals to engage in meaningful occupations, promote independence, and enhance wellbeing. The post sits within a supportive service that values reflective practice, supervision, and continuous professional development.

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

Main duties of the job

The role enables patient centered engagement in occupations. The interventions are carried out both on an individual and group basis.The work also involves the collection of patient data, as well as other administrative and organisational tasks, stock keeping and electronic record keeping.

Continuous Professional Development is of prime importance to the Occupational Therapy Service and there are many and varied learning opportunities UHB wide. Learning opportunities are considered against the career framework pillars of practice.

We are searching for someone who shares our values that:

We care about the people we serve and the people we work

We trust one another

We respect each other

We take personal responsibility

We treat people with kindness

We act with integrity

Post holders will be expected to behave in accordance with our values demonstrating commitment to the delivery of high quality services to patients

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • Holds professional registration as awarded by the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
  • Specialist training/courses to Postgraduate Diploma level

Special Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses
  • Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management

Experience

Essential

  • Previous clinical experience relevant to post
  • Experience as working as part of an MDT
  • Active involvement in service development and quality initiatives

Desirable

  • Experience of providing clinical supervision

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate specialist skills within neuro, rehabilitation or disability management and mental health
  • Highly developed physical skills relevant to the clinical area e.g. manual techniques and therapeutic handling
  • Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload
  • Proven ability to motivate others, promote coproduction and empower others
  • Interpersonal skills Adaptive/ flexible team player

Personal and Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate empathy
  • Ability to cope under pressure. demonstrating resilience
  • Willingness to work flexible hours

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (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 Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

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