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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
050-AHP236-1224
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Clwyd Alyn Building
Town
St Asaph
Salary
拢37,898 - 拢45,637 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/01/2025 23:59

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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Specialist Occupational Therapist - Paediatric Weight Management

Band 6

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)听 North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 鈥楶roud to Lead鈥 competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the 鈥淒isability Confident Employer鈥 scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.听 Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.听

Job overview

We are excited to be able to offer a new, permanent Band 6 Occupational Therapist role within the BCUHB wide Level 3 Weight Management Service for Children and Young People. This relatively new service is looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for helping children and families to join the multidisciplinary team. They will work with a Band 4 Therapies Assistant to help break down barriers (whatever they may be!) to help children engage and set small, sustainable goals to improve their health whilst they attend the 12 month Help Me To Be Healthy programme. They will also supervise Band 3 assistants, devising and implementing improvements to the virtual exercise sessions delivered as part of the programme to improve functionality.听

Main duties of the job

Obesity in children is multifactorial so a flexible approach will be needed to tailor support for each family and address their child鈥檚 specific needs which may be a mixture of emotional, behavioural, mental or/and physical. The successful applicant will help the service lead develop the pathway for OT input but is likely to be involved in designing and facilitating group and individual interventions, both virtual and face-to-face, to support emotional, behavioural and activity elements. As a newly formed team a natural passion for iterative quality improvement is necessary to support changes which will ultimately enable beneficial outcomes for the children on the programme.

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

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)听 North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 鈥楶roud to Lead鈥 competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the 鈥淒isability Confident Employer鈥 scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.听 Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click 鈥淎pply now鈥 to view in Trac.

Person specification

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Debbie lewis
Job title
Service Lead Paediatric Weight Management Service
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000 854420