Job Description

This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 06/10/2026. 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.



We are seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our rotation, who is interested in developing their career in Carmarthenshire. West Wales is a leading example of an integrated rural healthcare model and offers excellent opportunities to develop your skills in many areas of practice. Our rotations are every 6 months giving opportunities more regularly to learn new skills and be part of supportive and friendly teams.



Carmarthenshire is an area of outstanding natural beauty with access to a wide variety of outdoor activities and cultural events, but also close to the M4.



We can offer you experience in a wide variety of clinical areas, with options of rotational posts in specialties including:



Medicine



Frailty



Trauma and Orthopaedics



Acute Mental Health



Mental Health Commissioning



Intermediate Care



Releasing Time to Care



Stroke - supporting acute and community



Community



Paediatrics



We proactively encourage learning and development and support preceptorship for your first year. There is also a band 5 group for peer support, wellbeing and learning.



Mileage expenses are payable, and pool cars available.



The post is 12 months part time.



You will be expected to work as part of a team to deliver high quality, evidence based and person centred occupational therapy, supporting our integrated model of care focused on enabling people to engage in meaningful occupations.



You will have the support of an occupational therapy team, with opportunities to develop your practice and skills in a variety of areas.

We are a learning organisation and value supervision and continued professional development.



Successful applicants will be proactive, motivated and compassionate, with values aligned to those of our Health Board:



Putting people at the heart of everything we do



Working together to be the best that we can be



Striving to deliver and develop excellent services



Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.



We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.



We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

Four main hospitals:

Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest

Five community hospitals:

Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire

Two integrated care centres:

Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings

47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers

Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services



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.



Interview will be held on 29/09/25.