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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.
Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Stroke
Fixed Term – 12 months, 37hrs p/w
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapy position in the Stroke team at Western General Hospital. This post is fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave..
This stroke team consists of B7, B6, B5 x 2 and a part time Band 3 OTA.
The post holder will be required to provide clinical input across the stroke service, deputising for the Team Lead, offering leadership and service development to this continual developing service.
Experience of working in Stroke is essential for this position.
You should have excellent leadership and communication skills and experience providing staff supervision.
There will be a commitment to weekend working in the Occupational Therapy team at WGH.
Therapy services support staff development through appraisal process, supervision and CPD opportunities.
For further information, please contact
Laura Ryan, Team Lead on 0131-537-3014
or
Angela Bryce, Site Lead OT on 0131-537-1290
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.
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We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.