Child Health Occupational Therapist

1 week ago

Dundee DD EA, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year

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.

Are you an Occupational Therapist who has a passion for enabling Children & Young People to achieve their goals? If so then we have the post for you

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Child Health Occupational Therapy Service for recruitment of a Band 5 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist (depending on experience) to join our team for 12 months. Our service provides a three tiered model of service delivery including universal, targeted and specialist interventions to children and young people from birth to 18 years across Tayside. This post will be within the Dundee and Angus locality team, based within Armitstead Child Development Centre, Dundee.

This post will offer the post holder the opportunity to work with a range of children and young people, and gain / improve on specialist skills in Child Health Occupational Therapy. You will be required to work in a variety of community settings including home visits, mainstream schools, and out-patient clinics. The post holder will work closely with a wide range of professionals and agencies including other health professionals, education, and social work.

We are looking for an individual who are has good communication skills and is committed to multi disciplinary team working. Applicants should have a Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration. The Occupational Therapy Service offers supervision, appraisal, regular in-service training and is committed to Continued Professional Development.

Informal enquiries to: Lynne Rule AHP Service Manager Tel / Debbie White Team Lead Dundee and Angus Team Tel

Hours of work are: Band 5 or Band 6 post, 12 month fixed term/secondment contract, 37 hrs per week

Current NHS Tayside Employees - Written approval must be sought from your line manager prior to applying for this secondment. You will be required to bring this if shortlisted for interview.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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