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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.
Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership
South East Thrive Welcome Team
Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist
We may consider part-time hours for the right candidate. Please note: Part-time salary if applicable will be pro-rata.
We are looking to welcome an enthusiastic HCPC registered occupational therapist with a keen interest in mental health into our South East Thrive Welcome Team.
There are four teams across the city that have been co-designed to deliver accessible, short-term, mental health and wellbeing interventions with adults in Edinburgh. Citizens engage with the teams for a variety of reasons, such as anxiety, depression, poor emotional wellbeing or difficulty managing neurodevelopmental conditions. Challenges may include employment status, housing situations, lack of community connectedness or social isolation.
The South East Welcome Team has a base at Ballenden House but also operates from other spaces in the locality of South East Edinburgh.
Team members respond to need with their wide range of skills and experience. There is a multi-disciplinary and interagency approach. Our senior support workers and peer recovery practitioners are employed by third sector organisations whilst our mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists are employed by statutory services.
All team members follow the Thrive model, whilst retaining and delivering their own specific knowledge, skills and experience.
The occupational therapy role has a particular focus on addressing the challenges that impact individuals’ daily functioning. Person-centred assessment, proactive interventions, self-management strategies and supports are utilised to enable citizens to manage their health, well-being and improve their daily lives. The collaborative, co-production approach of occupational therapy is well aligned with the Thrive welcome team model.
Not sure if it is a good job fit for you?
You would be suited to this job… if you can work smartly with people to help them establish goals and identify how OT, the wider team, local community and commissioned services can assist.
You would love this job…if you’re committed to work as part of a diverse team assisting and developing general service delivery whilst retaining your professional identity and unique contribution.
You would excel in this post…if you are positive, practical, hopeful and solution-focused in your approach, keen to work alongside people with belief in their self agency.
The service is committed to staff development, supervision, service improvement and student education. It is an evolving and developing service you can help shape.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Joanne Collingwood the South East Thrive Welcome Team Coordinator, or Lynn Ritchie the South East OT Team Lead by email, Joanne.Collingwood@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Lynn.Ritchie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.