Specialist Occupational Therapist - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Nhs Lothian

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.

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Stroke

Permanent, 37hrs p/w

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapy position in the Stroke team at Western General Hospital. This post is permanent.

This stroke team consists of B7, B6, B5 x 2 and a part time Band 3 OTA.

The post holder will be required to provide clinical input across the stroke service, deputising for the Team Lead, offering leadership and service development to this continual developing service.

Experience of working in Stroke is essential for this position.

You should have excellent leadership and communication skills and experience providing staff supervision.

There will be a commitment to weekend working in the Occupational Therapy team at WGH.

Therapy services support staff development through appraisal process, supervision and CPD opportunities.

For further information, please contact

Angela Bryce, Site Lead OT on

*This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. *