NHS Scotland
Job title:
Specialist Forensic Occupational Therapist – SG
Company
NHS Scotland
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to join our continually developing service. You should be able to demonstrate independent management of a caseload providing assessment, treatment and evaluation of Occupational Therapy for Adults with a Learning Disability in a forensic inpatient setting through excellent clinical reasoning, communication and organisational skills. This post supports the clinical delivery of MDT treatment goals and the rehabilitation and risk management of adults with learning disability and offending behaviour.Service delivery is based on the Model of Human Occupation and reflects a range of legislation and evidence pertinent to this client group. Working in partnership with service users and a range of partner agencies to collaboratively enable service users to achieve personal outcomes is a key aspect of the post.You will be expected to deliver clinical supervision and support the development, management and safe operation of the Learning Disability Occupational Therapy Service.We offer a challenging and stimulating work environment with personal development opportunities, peer review and supervision.For informal enquiries, please contact Fiona Vaughan, Occupational Therapy Team Lead, Lynebank Hospital on 01383 565223 or fiona.vaughan@nhs.scot.Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a “regulated role”, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 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 Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Expected salary
Location
Dunfermline, Fife
Job date
Thu, 22 May 2025 06:45:47 GMT
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