195615 Specialist Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist (KA)
Nhs Lothian
195615 Specialist Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist (KA)
Band 6 (£37,831 - £46,100)
Nhs Lothian, Bruntsfield, City of Edinburgh
- Part time
- Permanent
Posted 1 week ago, 4 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
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.
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.
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.
Post: Specialist Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist
Band 6, 29.6 hours, Less hours will be considered (salary will be pro rata)
SMART Services Scottish Driving Assessment Service, Clinical Assessment
An opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist to join the Scottish Driving Assessment Service within the SMART (Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology) Centre, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh, as a Medical Fitness to Drive Assessor. The SMART Centre (www.smart.scot.nhs.uk) provides highly specialised clinical rehabilitation technology services across the southeast of Scotland. The Scottish Driving Assessment Service is a national assessment and advice service, accepting referrals from all over Scotland.
As part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team (therapy and medical staff), the post holder will require to work as an independent practitioner to assess people to determine their medical fitness to drive a car, their need for adapted controls or their requirements while travelling as a passenger in a vehicle. The post holder will take an active clinical role using a high level of assessment and clinical reasoning. They will be responsible for maximising service provision, including the delivery of safe and effective clinical practice in conjunction with the Clinical and Team Lead. The post holder will be expected to participate in SMART wide initiatives of Quality and Clinical Governance.
Contacts:
Sarah Sutton, Therapy Team Lead - Clinical Assessment, , Sarah.Sutton@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Marlene MacKenzie, Service Manager, ,
Marlene.MacKenzie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Lynne Hutton, Consultant in Rehabilitation, or secretary
Lynne.Hutton@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Alison Anderson, Occupational Therapy Advanced Practitioner, ,