- Excellent communication, time management and prioritisation skills.
- A high standard of Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention skills.
- Clinical experience working as an Occupational Therapist within an adult acute or rehabilitation setting.
184414 Specialist Occupational Therapist - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland
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.
Days, weekends, 11.5 hour rostered shift 8am -8pm
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist
1 Full-time, Permanent Post in Emergency Department
Do you enjoy a fast pace of working? Being part of a large and supportive multidisciplinary team? Interested in the application of principles of Home First and Realistic Medicine in practice? If so, we are seeking enthusiastic candidates who are currently in a Band 5 post and wish to develop their career and with those already in a Band 6 post.
The Emergency Department at the RIE is one of the busiest in Scotland. It is a fast paced and dynamic environment which will afford the opportunity to build on existing clinical skill and develop advanced clinical reasoning skills. The post holder will be required to work autonomously, have the ability to conduct rapid risk assessment, problem solve and think on their feet.
The patient group is diverse and mixed in age. They include those presenting with medical and orthopaedic conditions, trauma and other social considerations. The team work closely with community-based agencies across 4 Health & Social Care partnerships to prevent hospital admission, as well as ED and inpatient teams on the RIE site for those who require admission.
The OT team is currently made up of 3 full time Band 6 OTs working a 12 hour rota shift pattern over 7 days, and a full time Band 7 Advanced Practice OT Mon-Fri There is ongoing development work around the operational aspects of the service and scope to participate in further future service development.
Applicants should have:
We offer formal supervision, development opportunities and peer support from an experienced and friendly team.
There are strong network links to the hospital via bus services.
If you are interested and would like to know more please contact
Niall Ennis AP OT in ED on Bleep 4146/
Jill Beswick Occupational Therapy Site Lead, for RIE,
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.