Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job title:

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Company

NHS Scotland

Job description

Description:An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Team as part of our Integrated Assessment and Support Service (ICASS).The Intermediate Care Service provide rehabilitation to the adult population within the locality. This will be delivered to service users as in-patients, out-patients or within their own home.You will require to have a degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with the HCPC.Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team you will be expected to provide assessment and treatment for a mixed caseload of mainly older people with complex needs.You should have excellent organisational skills and be able to work independently as well as within the team. Quality improvement work, service development involvement, supervisory skills and student mentoring would all be required.There may be occasions where you will be required to work in one of the other community hospital sites. Working hours flexibly over 7 days is part of developments and current Public Holiday working is in operation.Our service offers regular supervision, PDP and supports training opportunities.The ability to travel throughout the area is essential as part of the community rehab requirement of this post.For informal enquiries, please contact Lizzie Wright, Team Lead Occ. Therapist 01334 465756 (Admin) elizabeth.wright5@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

£39912 – 48635 per year

Location

Scotland

Job date

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:32:35 GMT

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