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Occupational Therapist – Primary Care
Band 6 £35,522 - £43,286
plus Distant Island Allowance £1,201 pro rata
Two Permanent Contracts:
1 post Lewis and Harris: 21.75 hrs
1 post Uist and Barra: 16.5 hrs
Following a successful pilot of integrating an Occupational Therapist working in a multidisciplinary team in General Practice across the Broadbay Medical Practice and Langabhat Medical Practice, we are recruiting to two Primary Care Occupational Therapy posts which will cover all 9 practices in the Western Isles.
The occupational therapy service will work to improve the health and well-being of patients, age 16 and over, with physical and mental health conditions that impact on their functioning. This may include people coping with the impact of long-term conditions, people experiencing difficulties at work/college or low level of anxiety/depression, or those who may be socially isolated due to poor health and/or caring roles.
Person-centred assessment, proactive interventions, self-management strategies and supports are utilised to enable patients to manage their health and well-being and continue with their daily lives.
This is a new service delivery model and the post holder will be involved in promoting awareness and increasing understanding of Occupational Therapy with GPs, the wider multidisciplinary team and the public.
You must be an HCPC registered Occupational Therapist and must produce evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
We offer the support of a professional and well-established integrated team of Occupational Therapy staff who work across the Western Isles with links to a national network of Occupational Therapists working in Primary Care across Scotland.
About the OT team - https://vimeo.com/726762646
This post is eligible for relocation expenses.
Additional benefits of working for NHS Western Isles:
Enhanced rates of pay for evening and weekend working
Generous annual leave entitlements
Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme
A Carer Positive employer with access to paid special leave
Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave provisions
For informal discussion or further information about this exciting opportunity please contact: Sonja Smit on telephone 01851 822846 email: sonja.smit1@nhs.scot
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description.
Any further queries please contact 01851 762027.
Closing Date: 06th March 2023
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