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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.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist who is keen to develop their clinical knowledge and skills within the Orthopaedic Unit at the National Treatment Centre (NTC)
The NTC is a 24 bed unit, situated at the city's University Campus, which provides elective inpatient orthopaedic and ophthalmology services to patients over 7 days.
The successful applicant will be based permanently at the NTC- Highland providing Occupational Therapy to Elective Orthopaedic patients. This will include the pre-op assessment of patients and completing functional assessments post-operatively. They will also participate in the 7 day Orthopaedic AHP service. The post will include weekend working.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical assessment in the management of Orthopaedic patients. Post graduate orthopaedic experience is desirable.
The post holder will support be supported by the AHP leads and Band 6 Occcuaptional Therapist within the team. The post holder with then help with supporting Band 4 Associate Practitioners and student education.
An active continuous professional development programme, Turas and staff appraisal systems are in operation.
For informal enquiries please contact Hayley.lapka@nhs.scot or kirsteen.kelly2@nhs.scot
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
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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.