263702 - (SNIS) Occupational Therapy Assistant

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Band 3 Occupational Therapy clinical support worker to join the Medical Day Hospitals service in Edinburgh. The post is 20 hours over 4 days, with a pro-rata salary because it is part-time.

The role involves supporting geriatric assessment and rehabilitation and working closely with the multidisciplinary team at the Western General Hospital. The post requires PVG Scheme membership and a commitment to safe, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Band 3 level role; part-time arrangement (20 hours over 4 days).
• Salary is pro-rata due to part-time post.

Responsibilities

• Provide support within the Occupational Therapy service in geriatric assessment and rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing and physiotherapy colleagues to deliver person-centred care.
• Work at the Western General Hospital base and with patients in their homes as required.

Job description

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Band 3 Occupational Therapy clinical support worker - permanent post 20hours over 4days.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Occupational Therapy clinical support worker to join the Medical Day Hospitals service, within Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership. The Medical Day Hospital provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary geriatric assessment and rehabilitation for people living with frailty. Occupational therapy is integral to the service, working closely with medical; nursing and physiotherapy colleagues. The post holder would have a designated base at the Western General Hospital, working with patients both within the North Medical Day Hospitals and the patient’s own home. The team aims to provide person-centred, safe and quality rehabilitation.

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.

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.

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.