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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
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.
The shift pattern for this position is Mon-Fri.
This is a fixed term position for 20 months.
A unique opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join the Cancer Older Peoples Service at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. The post will be part of the existing Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre COPS team working with inpatients and outpatients. This project involves a holistic MDT approach to older people’s services within cancer care, aiming to support service users alongside their primary healthcare team.
The Assistant Practitioner is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) providing essential support to professional and senior staff. The post holder will be delegated appropriate clinical and non-clinical tasks by a qualified Occupational Therapist, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Geriatricians within the team. It is expected that the practitioner will work independently with patients, within the agreed parameters of a defined intervention plan, as well as carrying out clerical and admin tasks e.g. appointment scheduling and data entry. Training, supervision and support will be provided to enable the practitioner to work within their agreed competence levels. The post holder will be expected to participate and assist in the development and implementation of data gathering for the newly changed service and to be an active member of the team at both the outpatient clinics, hospital wards and sometimes third party facilities.
Informal contact: Carly Rolston, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, 0141 301 7137, carly.rolston@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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