Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS Scotland; Dundee, Perth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Child Health Occupational Therapy Service on a fixed term/secondment to 31.7.27. You will deliver a three-tier service to children and young people from birth to 18 across Tayside, with base locations in Dundee, Angus, Perth, or Acute settings.

You will work in home visits, schools, clinics, and inpatient settings as required, collaborating with health, education, social work and other professionals.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary team working and CPD.

Responsibilities

• Provide services across community settings including home visits, schools, outpatient clinics and inpatient settings as required.
• Collaborate with a wide range of professionals and agencies including health, education and social work.
• Engage in supervision, appraisal and continued professional development.

Education

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job 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.

Are you an Occupational Therapist who has a passion for enabling Children & Young People to achieve their goals? If so then we have the post for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Child Health Occupational Therapy Service for recruitment of a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team on a fixed term/secondment to 31.7.27. Our service provides a three tiered model of service delivery including universal, targeted and specialist interventions to children and young people from birth to 18 years across Tayside. This post will be within one of the teams across Tayside (Dundee & Angus, Perth or Acute) – base will be determined on recruitment.

This post will offer the post holder the opportunity to work with a range of children and young people, and gain / improve on specialist skills in Child Health Occupational Therapy. You will be required to work in a variety of community settings including home visits, mainstream schools, out-patient clinics / in-patient depending on team. The post holder will work closely with a wide range of professionals and agencies including other health professionals, education, and social work.

We are looking for an individual who has good communication skills and is committed to multi disciplinary team working. Applicants should have a Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration. The Occupational Therapy Service offers supervision, appraisal, regular in-service training and is committed to Continued Professional Development.

Informal enquiries to: Lynne Rule AHP Service Manager Tel [phone] / Debbie White Team Lead & Professional Lead Tel [phone]

Hours of work are: 36 hrs per week. Fixed Term/Secondment to 31.7.27.

Current NHS Tayside Employees - Written approval must be sought from your line manager prior to applying for this secondment. You will be required to bring this if shortlisted for interview.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.