227979 - Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS National Services Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Edinburgh seeks an Occupational Therapist to join their Psychiatric Rehabilitation team. The position involves working with adults in inpatient settings to support their recovery journey, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude, with opportunities for supervision and training. Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace is essential.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic team player able to motivate others.
• Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to engage in training and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to assessment and rehabilitation for patients.
• Develop skills and connections for successful patient discharge.
• Provide person-centred occupational therapy services.

Skills

Excellent communication

Collaborative approach

Leadership skills

Passionate advocacy for occupational therapy

Job description

Overview

Occupational Therapist to join the Psychiatric Rehabilitation team based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Working with adults with complex mental health needs in an in-patient setting you will contribute to assessment and rehabilitation to support the development of skills and connections that will ensure a successful discharge. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will have opportunities to develop your skills in clinical decision-making, group work and prioritising needs. Occupational Therapy leadership is embedded in the team, providing ongoing profession-specific support to enable you to deliver a high-quality and person-centred occupational therapy service.

About you

As a successful applicant you will possess excellent communication and have a collaborative approach to multidisciplinary working. You will be an enthusiastic team player who is able to motivate others as well as working using your own initiative. You will be a passionate advocate for the value of occupational therapy as a crucial element of individual recovery journeys.

Development and supervision

You will receive regular clinical and professional supervision and will be supported to take up a range of training and professional development opportunities. A passion for quality improvement and innovative practice is welcomed and is actively supported through our quality improvement team.

Leadership

The post holder will have leadership and innovation skills and be able to work alone and as part of a multi-professional team.

Professional support

Professional supervision, training and development are integral to the service.

Enquiries

Informal enquiries are encouraged – please contact Isla Lockie, Occupational Therapy Team Lead, on 0131 537 6439 or email [e-mail]

Strategic context

Have you seen our AHP Innovation, Research and Improvement intentions? Our exciting AHP strategy aims to cultivate AHP potential in NHS Lothian: https://weare.nhslothian.scot/hcprofessionsresearch/building-research-capacity-and-capability/allied-health-professions-research/

Compliance

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.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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.