Occupational Therapist (Development Opportunity)

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HELENSBURGH AND LOMOND LOCALITY
ICAT Service
Development Post Band 5/6 Occupational Therapist
37 hours
Salary will be dependent upon experience

Band 5 £31,892 - £39,735
Band 6 £39,912 - £48,635

*This post is open to applications for Band 5 developing into Band 6 or for Band 6* 

An exciting development opportunity has arisen to join the Integrated Community Assessment Team based within the Victoria Integrated Care Centre in Helensburgh covering the Helensburgh and Lomond area. 

The applicant should be a highly motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist, preferably with experience across Hospital and Community settings. 

The successful applicant will be responsible for Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate safe and timely hospital discharges from various acute settings.

You will be working towards providing a high quality, person-centred service that is timely and responsive to need whilst prioritising a complex caseload and delegation of work to support staff. You will be developing skills in the provision of moving and handling assessment and rehabilitation as well as developing skills in the provision of rapid response to prevent hospital admission. You will work closely with the Extended Community Care and Reablement Services and provide cover as required.

The post holder will work alongside all health and social care agencies within the community and report directly to the ICAT Lead with professional support from OT Team Lead. The service is committed to supporting CPD and you will be part of a supportive Occupational Therapy team and be expected to be working towards providing supervision to junior staff.

Good IT skills and strict adherence to patient confidentiality are essential.
Full, current driving licence and use of car for work with appropriate insurance are essential.

Registration with HCPC and a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy is essential.

Applications will also be considered from experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapy staff who would wish to develop their skill set through on the job training and development (subject to annex 21). 

For further information please contact:
Susan Hendry, ICAT Lead  
Tel: 
Email: susan.hendry1@nhs.scot

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.