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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.
The shift pattern is 2.5 days to be agreed. (Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.
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.
Occupational Therapy staff in mental health services work in multi-disciplinary teams to provide specialist and generic services which enables service users to achieve health, well-being and optimum function. Service users participate in graded treatment, thus limiting the impact of physical health and mental health problems on ability to function independently. Occupational therapy assessments are utilised within the team and by external agencies to identify the person’s functional ability and provide a baseline on which levels of support may be required/identified to maintain a level of independence in a variety of living environments.
Your duties will include:
• Work within Renfrewshire CAMHS within multi-agency structure. • Independently manage a caseload of complex cases taking on the role of care manager/key worker as required.
• Act independently to assess occupational needs of a defined client group utilising highly specialist skills to assess, implement, grade and evaluate appropriate treatment programmes, whilst incorporating risk assessment to maximise functional independence and rehabilitation potential.
• Act independently to assess individual service users to determine their need for occupational therapy intervention through client-centred practice. Vacancy Request Form (VRF) Approved January 2024 Page 3 of 9
• Work collaboratively with service users to identify goals as part of the overall care plan using specialist/standardised assessment tools. You should have:
• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy. • Registered with the HCPC.
• Must hold or gain a practice education qualification.
• Up to date mandatory and statutory training record e.g. Fire safety, management of aggression.
• Proven specialist skills and knowledge in relation to OT in mental health and/or young people gained through a range of short specialist course and experience gained through working in multi disciplinary or multi agency teams.
Informal Contact: Shannon Elder, Shannon.elder@ggc.scot.nhs.uk, 0141 889 8981
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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