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NHS LOTHIAN
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DIVISION
Therapy Services
2x Band 3 Occupational Therapy Support Worker
Occupational Therapy Support Worker within the Western General Hospital.
Full time - 36 hours
Permanent
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Occupational Therapy team in the Western General Hospital.
The post will work alongside Occupational Therapists covering a variety of clinical areas including but not limited to, acute medicine, surgical, cardiorespiratory, critical care, and the infectious diseases unit.
Candidates should display evidence of experience of implementing functional rehab programmes, general rehabilitation skills and administrative tasks. Experience of working on wards in an acute hospital setting would be ideal. Previous experience as an Occupational Therapy assistant or within the Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy profession would be beneficial. Having an awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy in the acute hospital setting and clearly demonstrating this in your application is essential.
The post will be working Monday to Friday with weekend shifts and expectation to cover bank holidays.
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Visa Sponsorship for this role would currently be under SOC Occupational Therapy Assistants 6131/04. Please consider your eligibility under the criteria, including minimum salary thresholds found here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK prior to completing your application.
Please note we have received an unprecedented level of interest in these positions before so we 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.
If you would like to enquire or discuss the post in more detail - please contact:
Lynsey Alexander, Occupational Therapy Team Lead
Lynsey.alexander@nhs.scot Tel: 0131 537 1291
OR
Asha Wilkinson, Occupational Therapy Team Lead
asha.wilkinson@nhs.scot Tel: 0131-537-1291
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.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.