Job Description

This is a fixed term/secondment post until 27/02/2026. Due to maternity cover.



If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.



You will work in a stroke team consisting of acute and community integrated stroke members of staff. This team is a friendly, supportive team, led by a great clinical lead Occupational Therapist.



You will assess people with a new stroke and carry out rehabilitation to support discharge out of hospital. There is opportunity to follow the patient out into the community and continue the rehabilitation at home. The team have a good rapport and work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team in acute and community with focus on home first. Our notes are joint notes with physiotherapy which supports communication and improves rehabilitation, joint working and patient flow for discharge.



Our approach is to deliver patient care in a holistic, person-centred manner, supporting patients, when possible, to return safely to their own homes. The post involves as mentioned taking a holistic approach to rehabilitation for best outcomes for patient and this could involve manual handling, education, cognitive, sensory, condition management and physical function.



You will have a strong clinical grounding in stroke rehabilitation, and complex manual handling , as well as a good understanding of current issues affecting acute and community services.



Successful applicants will require an excellent ability to work autonomously, managing and prioritising a diverse and unpredictable caseload, with the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing and pressurised environment alongside members of the multidisciplinary team.



This is an exciting opportunity for driven individuals, passionate about the value of Occupational Therapy to maintain momentum in transforming our acute and community services across organisations for the people of Carmarthenshire and future generations.



Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals:

Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals:

Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.



Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes



Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.



As a health board our values are aligned to putting people at the heart of what we do.



There is support to continue learning and develop, and supervision.



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You will have a buddy the first few weeks as part of your induction into our occupational therapy team, there will be formal supervision monthly, as well as informal when required. You will have a Personal Development appraisal to support learning and development. Hywel Dda offers a wide range of learning within its own trust. There are options for flexible working and part time.



We have pool cars if required, and mileage expenses for travelling to patients homes.



As an Occupational Therapy service, we recognise that our staff are our strongest asset and investment into the individual as a person as much as their professional development is important. We actively promote post-graduate study with shared funding opportunities. The pandemic has taught us more than ever the importance of work life balance and we encourage remote working when appropriate and flexible working arrangements.



The post holder will be required to participate in the provision of a flexible 7 day service, based on service need. This will be on a rota basis.



You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.



The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.



The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.



Interviews will be held on 15/05/2025.