235170 Occupational Therapist

19 hours ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom NHS Lothian Full time

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist

Full time, Permanent Post in Acute Medicine

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Medical team at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Our team provides input to the emergency department, acute medical receiving unit and the medical wards of this busy acute teaching hospital. We are therefore looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Occupational Therapist to join our team. This role will require the post holder to support timely assessment of those who can be d/c within a short period of time and those who require assessment to support decision making on their discharge pathway. It will also provide follow up to those patients able to return home with a short period of time once transferred to other clinical areas on site.

Applicants Should Have

  • Excellent communication, time management and prioritisation skills.
  • A team player and be able to work flexibly across areas within the acute medical remit.
  • A high standard of Occupational Therapy assessment, problem solving and intervention skills.
  • Clinical experience working as an Occupational Therapist within an acute or rehabilitation setting.
  • Experience of providing clinical or nonclinical supervision.

In return we offer formal supervision, development opportunities and peer support from an experienced and friendly team.

There are strong network links to the hospital via bus services.

Candidates who are currently in a Band 5 post and wish to develop their career are encouraged to apply along with those already in a Band 6 post. There will be a commitment to weekend working in the occupational therapy team at RIE as part of the 5 over 7 day working pattern.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch to discuss options further with the contacts listed below.

Aoife Kelly, Acute Medicine Team Lead Occupational Therapist, ,

Niall Ennis, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, ,

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