Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist - Medical
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist at Glangwili General Hospital, focusing on Medical and Frailty Services. The post involves advanced clinical practice, leadership, and service development for patients with various conditions, including respiratory, cardiac, frailty, and traumatic brain injuries. You will provide professional guidance to a team of Occupational Therapists and support staff, contributing to quality improvement and workforce wellbeing. The role requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to ensure seamless patient care.
Essential criteria
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional registration as recognised by HPC
- Evidence of attendance on relevant short courses and advanced training relevant to specialist area up to Master's level equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MSc & / or postgraduate diploma level in relevant area
- Fieldwork Education Training
- Member of BAOT
- Leadership training
- Extensive post - graduate experience
- Managing a complex caseload
- Delivering assessments / interventions via virtual platforms
- Inter-professional and multi- agency team working
- Direct involvement with carers and families
- Negotiation of service development
- Evidence of supporting service compliance with clinical governance requirements
- Therapeutic handling and risk assessments in relation to patient care including severely disabled patients
- Experience in staff development e.g. supervision
- Experience of appropriate delegation and supervision
- Evidence of student supervision
- Key worker/Case Manager
- [contact details removed] / supervision of staff
- Negotiation of multidisciplinary working arrangements
- Leadership of clinical networks / clinical practice groups
- Leading service developments & change
- Language Skills
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
- Qualifications and Knowledge
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional registration as recognised by HPC
- Evidence of attendance on relevant short courses and advanced training relevant to specialist area up to Master's level equivalent
- MSc & / or postgraduate diploma level in relevant area
- Fieldwork Education Training
- Member of BAOT
- Leadership training
- Extensive post - graduate experience
- Managing a complex caseload
- Delivering assessments / interventions via virtual platforms
- Inter-professional and multi- agency team working
- Direct involvement with carers and families
- Negotiation of service development
- Evidence of supporting service compliance with clinical governance requirements
- Therapeutic handling and risk assessments in relation to patient care including severely disabled patients
- Experience in staff development e.g. supervision
- Experience of appropriate delegation and supervision
- Evidence of student supervision
- Key worker/Case Manager
- [contact details removed] / supervision of staff
- Negotiation of multidisciplinary working arrangements
- Leadership of clinical networks / clinical practice groups
- Leading service developments & change
- Language Skills
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £50,129 – £57,365 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hywel Dda University Health Board
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist - Medical
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
Join our dedicated Occupational Therapy team at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, as Clinical Lead for Medical and Frailty Services. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to combine advanced clinical practice with leadership, influencing the development of services that make a real difference to patients across acute and community pathways.
You will work with people experiencing a wide range of conditions, including respiratory and cardiac illness, frailty, and traumatic brain injuries as part of the trauma network pathway. Supported by a friendly and collaborative team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care while championing a "home first" approach.
As Clinical Lead, you will provide professional guidance and support to a skilled team of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Support Staff. Alongside your clinical expertise, you will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, workforce wellbeing, and professional development, helping the team continue to deliver outstanding care.
Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, intermediate care services, community partners and the third sector, you will help ensure pa
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