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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our Mental Health Occupational Therapy Team. You will support both the Community OT team based in the West of our region and the wider Multi-disciplinary community team. In this role you will enable us to provide mental health occupational therapy assessment and interventions to patients accessing our service and offer additional cover as required to other services within our directorate. This will enable us to continue to make a positive difference to the lives of individuals who experience a range of complex mental health difficulties.
Our team is supportive, innovative and enthusiastic and has led on a number of service improvements.
As a service we are fully committed to ongoing professional development, supervision and training.
We can offer you:-
• Commitment for you to complete “Flying Start” development programme
• the opportunity for learning and development opportunities tailored to your individual needs
• to lead on specific projects for the service and wider MDTs
• Regular supervision and support structures
• Team CPD
• Opportunity for Hybrid/Flexible working- to support work/life balance
• Consideration for part time hours if preferred.
• Potential secondment opportunity( with appropriate approvals)
• Potential development and opportunities to work within a variety of clinical settings
Part time hours may be considered for the appropriate candidate(please contact us to discuss).
In addition to spectacular countryside and outdoor pursuits, Dumfries and Galloway offers you and your family beautiful and affordable housing, schools which perform consistently well in national rankings and easy and convenient commutes for a more relaxed quality of life. Many of our staff have been drawn to the region by the exceptional career opportunities, plus the improved work life balance and focus on family life are also great attractions. The region offers all the advantages of life in local towns with friendly and safe neighbourhoods and good quality facilities on your doorstep. In addition, the main city centres are within reach if on occasion you want a little more.
We would actively encourage you to contact us for further information, arrange a visit or alternatively a TEAMs catch up.
Please email Jacqueline Pike, Mental Health AHP Lead - jacqueline.pike@nhs.scot to arrange.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
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INTERNAL VACANCIES
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
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RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk
Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.
UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).