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OUR VALUES IN ACTION
Care and Compassion - Quality and Teamwork - Dignity and Respect - Openness, honesty and responsibility
Acute /Community settings- various sites
Occupational therapy
Rotational Occupational Therapist 37.5 hours
Permanent
Band 5
This post provides an exciting opportunity for an innovative, enthusiastic therapist to join the OT service across acute and community settings of NHS Borders as a band 5 Occupational Therapist.
The position will enable the post holder to rotate through various clinical settings including orthopaedics, acute medicine, department of medicine of the elderly, community hospitals, Children & Young People’s Service, mental health and community settings.
Placement experience in providing occupational therapy to orthopaedic, department of medicine of the elderly, children & Young people and community patient groups is advantageous.
The post will involve working closely with a variety of multi-disciplinary teams to assess/treat service users with the aim of maximising independence and facilitating prompt discharge where appropriate.
Opportunities for personal development (CPD) are encouraged with access to the nationally driven Newly Qualified Practitioner Programme (incorporating Flying Start) and regular in-service training programme, as well as frequent supervision.
For further information please contact Maxine Elliott (Community services OT Team Lead) on 07747757417 or Lindsay Dun (Acute services OT Team Leader) on 01896 826037.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***