Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job title:

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Company

NHS Scotland

Job description

Description:The RoleAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join our highly motivated and innovative North Stroke & Neurological rehabilitation team as a 0.8 WTE Specialist Occupational Therapist . This service provides Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech & Language Therapy to patients with Stroke and neurological conditions across North Lanarkshire and has excellent links with the wider MDT. This is a highly specialist, forward thinking team who provide a supportive learning environment and who constantly strive towards improvement and excellence in the specialityNHS LanarkshireHave you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.What we’ll need you to bring

• Registered Occupational Therapist with valid HCPC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Car driver with a full UK/EU/EEA valid driving licence

It would be great if you also have

• Practice education training and experience within the specific care group/speciality
• Evidence of audit, critical appraisal, reflective practice and/or research skills
• Sound knowledge of multi disciplinary and inter agency team working practices

Contract typePermanentFull time29.6 hoursLocation and Working PatternThis role will be based in North Lanarkshire Stroke & Neurological Rehabilitation Team within Coathill HospitalThe working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager.Looking to find out more?If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!Please contact Susan Kennedy, OT Team Lead on Susan.Kennedy2@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.ukFor enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact jennifer hughes, Recruitment Administrator on jennifer.hughes@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)Why NHS Lanarkshire?Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.Some of NHS Lanarkshires benefits include:A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of serviceA minimum of 8 days of public holidaysMembership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )Paid sick leave increasing with length of serviceOccupational health servicesEmployee counselling servicesWork-life Balance policies and proceduresNHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential childrens setting/secure unit.Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at .Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety – you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

Expected salary

£39912 – 48635 per year

Location

Scotland

Job date

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:20:49 GMT

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