Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS National Services Scotland; Inverness; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 46.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working

Zusammenfassung

NHS Scotland is recruiting an Occupational Therapist to join the Orthopaedic Unit at the National Treatment Centre-Highland. The post is based on a 7-day service rota, with pre- and post-operative care for elective orthopaedic patients, and training support for AHP staff.

The successful applicant will be supported by the AHP leads and contribute to ongoing service development, audits, and CPD. Informal enquiries to Kirsteen Kelly via email are encouraged.

Qualifikationen

• Registered OT with undergraduate degree and eligible to practice.
• Postgraduate orthopaedic experience desirable.
• Ability to contribute to audit and data collection within the team.

Aufgaben

• Provide pre- and post-operative care for elective orthopaedic patients.
• Work within the AHP team to support CPD and training for junior staff.
• Participate in weekend rota as part of the 7-day service.

Kenntnisse

Orthopaedic clinical assessment

AHP teamwork

Registered Occupational Therapist

Ausbildung

Qualified Occupational Therapist

Jobbeschreibung

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 looking for a new challenge? An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist who is keen to develop their clinical knowledge and skills within the Orthopaedic Unit at the National Treatment Centre-Highland (NTC-H)

The NTC-H is a 24-bed unit, situated at the city's University Campus, which provides elective inpatient orthopaedic and ophthalmology services to patients over 7 days.

The successful applicant will be based permanently at the NTC-H working as part of the AHP team to provide pre and post op care for elective Orthopaedic patients. This is a 7-day service and includes weekend working on a rota basis.

Skill sharing within the AHP team is part of this role and training will be provided to ensure competencies are achieved for this.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical assessment in the management of Orthopaedic patients. Post graduate orthopaedic experience is desirable.

The post holder will be supported by the AHP leads within the team. They will provide support for the Band 4 Associate Practitioners and OT students.

The post-holder should have experience of service development and will be expected to be involved in audit/data collection with support from senior staff.

An active CPD programme, Turas and staff appraisal systems are in operation.

Informal enquiries Kirsteen Kelly, B7 AHP Team Lead, [e-mail]

Additional information for candidates

Flexible Working

• Flexible working options may be available, depending on the role and service needs. If this is important to you, please discuss it at interview.

Keeping in Touch

• We will contact you by email
• Please check your email (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account regularly

Support and Accessibility

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What is it like to work for NHS Highland?

• Visit https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/careers/ to find out more about living and working in our area
• Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers

Tha fàilte air tagraidhean bho luchd‑labhairt na Gàidhlig

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork