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Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
Acute Medicine of the Elderly is based across three wards within the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary comprising of patients aged over 65 years from various localities (Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian). Our MOE Occupational Therapists are specialists in the assessment of frailty, cognitive impairment, delirium as well as a diverse range of comorbidities. As part of this team, you will have the opportunity to work within a highly skilled Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) specialising in geriatric care working closely together with various in reach services, medical and nursing staff, physiotherapists, liaison psychiatry services, social work and many other MDT roles. We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and dynamic Occupational Therapist with excellent clinical skills who can utilise a risk enablement and creative approach to problem solving to support timely assessment and discharge planning.
You should demonstrate commitment to the clinical speciality and possess strong clinical reasoning skills with the ability to work flexibly to meet clinical demand.
You should have excellent communication and leadership skills with evidence of supervising and contributing to the development of staff and students. As part of your role you will be expected to support and supervise staff in the team on a daily basis and deputise in absence of Band 7. Experience of service development is desirable.
There will be a commitment to weekend working in the Occupational Therapy team at RIE as part of the 5 over 7 day working pattern.
Therapy Services support staff development through appraisal process, supervision and CPD opportunities. Within the Medicine of the Elderly directorate there are excellent opportunities for quality improvement work and trialling of initiatives to improve patient care within the immediate Occupational Therapy team and wider MDT.
If you wish to know more about the post please contact Kirsty Williamson ( Team Lead Occupational Therapist) directly on 0131 242 6961 or email kirsty.j.williamson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk