Specialist OT LiveWell AgeWell

Specialist OT Live Well Age Well

The closing date is 11 February 2026

The Live Well team are looking to recruit a team leader to develop our existing project to support frail residents of Cardiff and the Vale to self‑manage and remain in the community healthier for longer. The main duties and responsibilities will be around managing the Live Well Age Well programme and supporting the MDT to deliver high value, high‑impact interventions. The post holder will work collaboratively with CRTs and community partners across the health board’s geographical area.

They will be managing a team of support staff who will help deliver this preventative programme.

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

The main duties and responsibilities will be around managing the Live Well Age Well programme and supporting the MDT to deliver high value, high‑impact interventions. The post holder will work collaboratively with CRTs and community partners across the health board’s geographical area. They will be managing a team of support staff who will help deliver this preventative programme.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10‑year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

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

• Recognised qualification degree Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of Masters level learning or relevant higher-level qualification and experience
• Membership of the professional body
• Masters level qualification or equivalent

• Significant post registration clinical experience in frailty, falls and healthy ageing.
• Evidence of clinical leadership and assisting in planning and developing of an existing service
• Experience as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of teaching other disciplines
• NHS Experience
• Experience of working with early signs of cognitive decline
• Provided advice and support to other practitioners to develop skills and knowledge
• Involvement in developing professional practice, and transforming service delivery
• Experience of presenting to a range of audiences
• Experience of health promotion

• Highly developed skills relevant to the clinical area
• Ability to demonstrate advanced level of clinical skills within the specialist field.
• Coaching and training skills
• Ability to communicate with healthcare professionals and the public including people with communication difficulties
• Ability to motivate others
• Quality Improvement & research methodology
• Specialist skills within clinical area
• Welsh Language

• Specialist knowledge in the clinical area.
• Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses
• Evidence of relevant C.P.D.
• Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management

• Professional confidence
• Ability cope under pressure demonstrating resilience
• Proactively manage own wellbeing
• Enthusiastic, Reliable , Able to lead by example, and role model UHB behaviours and values
• Ability to demonstrate empathy, Friendly and approachable
• Demonstrate interest or skill set in service development / planning

• Able to travel, in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the job, this may include cross site working or various locations, carrying sensitive information and bulky equipment (if applicable to role)
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role
• Membership of relevant special interest group

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

£48,527 to £55,532 a year per annum pro rata