Occupational Therapist

Band 6 (£37,831 - £46,100)

NHS Tayside, Kinnoull, Perth and Kinross

Part time
Permanent

Posted 6 days ago, 24 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 OT to join the vibrant, forward thinking Allied Health Professions (AHP) team providing Secure Care services at the Rohallion Clinic, Murray Royal Hospital, Perth. Rohallion represents a unique setting for secure care in that both low and medium secure care facilities are co-located in a beautiful, semi-rural, elevated site within walking distance of Perth town centre. The service also has a well-established Forensic Community Mental Health Team.

We are seeking to recruit a Specialist OT who exhibits the values of NHS Tayside, to our AHP service. This post offers the unique opportunity to work across both Medium and Low security. We provide excellent opportunities for enhancing your clinical/professional and leadership skills. We have a well-established service and provide excellent formal and informal supervision. The service actively supports individual development through performance development review and learning plans, providing a framework for encouraging CPD and promoting innovative practice.

Applications are invited from Occupational Therapists who have a Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy, have current HCPC registration and extensive post registration experience, the majority of which within a mental health setting, ideally although not essentially part within a forensic setting.

As an expert practitioner within the field of forensic mental health, applicants must possess excellent communication skills and be able to work effectively as part of a multi-professional team. You should be able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of current evidenced based practice, legislation, and the Model of Human Occupational theoretical framework.

Applicants must be HCPC registered.

For informal enquiries or to arrange a visit contact: Joanna Falconer, Head Occupational Therapist/Lead AHP, tel: joanna.falconer@nhs.scot

Hours of work are: 22.5 hours per week

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

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