Current Job Vacancies
Job: Therapydd Galwedigaethol Cymunedol / Community Occupational Therapist
Job Ref: RE-1972
Salary: £41,771.00 - To: £47,181.00
Job Scale: Gradd 8 / Grade 8
Job Hours: 37 Awr / 37 Hours
Location: Parc Iechyd Kier Hardie. Merthyr Tudful / Kier Hardie Health Park. Merthyr Tydfil
Speciality:
The Community Occupational Therapists role is to promote optimum independence through the process of a specialist assessment incorporating polices and guidelines to which the department works towards and the criteria for the provision of specialist equipment and adaptations to enable individuals to continue to live in the community and support informal and formal care providers.
In addition, to be able to provide advice and support rehabilitation techniques to help maintain or increase level of independence (where appropriate).As well as liaising and collaboratively working with other professionals and agencies with regard to the individual and make ongoing referrals if appropriate.
The nature of this post is primarily to collaboratively work along side our Housing Solutions team delivering a Community Occupational Therapy response/approach in ensuring service users/members of the public are assessed and responded too within an expected timeframe and standard.
Whilst the primary function of the role is to work collaboratively and along side our housing colleagues secondary to this role is promoting optimum independence inline with the job description below.
For further information please contact Chris Parish on 01685 725000 or email Chris.Parish@merthyr.gov.uk
You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 05.08.2026 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.
Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both.
Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.
We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.
In addition, to be able to provide advice and support rehabilitation techniques to help maintain or increase level of independence (where appropriate).As well as liaising and collaboratively working with other professionals and agencies with regard to the individual and make ongoing referrals if appropriate.
The nature of this post is primarily to collaboratively work along side our Housing Solutions team delivering a Community Occupational Therapy response/approach in ensuring service users/members of the public are assessed and responded too within an expected timeframe and standard.
Whilst the primary function of the role is to work collaboratively and along side our housing colleagues secondary to this role is promoting optimum independence inline with the job description below.
For further information please contact Chris Parish on 01685 725000 or email Chris.Parish@merthyr.gov.uk
You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 05.08.2026 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.
Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both.
Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.
We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.