Occupational Therapist - Primary Care

Occupational Therapist – Primary Care

Band 6 £33,072 - £40,736 

plus Distant Island Allowance £1,117 pro rata

Two Permanent Contracts:

1 post Lewis and Harris: 37.5 hrs (Job share may be considered of two 21.75hr posts)

1 post Uist and Barra: 16.5 hrs

Following a successful pilot of integrating an Occupational Therapist working in a multidisciplinary team in General Practice across the Broadbay Medical Practice and Langabhat Medical Practice, we are recruiting to two Primary Care Occupational Therapy posts which will cover all 9 practices in the Western Isles.

The occupational therapy service will work to improve the health and well-being of patients, age 16 and over, with physical and mental health conditions that impact on their functioning. This may include people coping with the impact of long-term conditions, people experiencing difficulties at work/college or low level of anxiety/depression, or those who may be socially isolated due to poor health and/or caring roles.

Person-centred assessment, proactive interventions, self-management strategies and supports are utilised to enable patients to manage their health and well-being and continue with their daily lives.

This is a new service delivery model and the post holder will be involved in promoting awareness and increasing understanding of Occupational Therapy with GPs, the wider multidisciplinary team and the public.

You must be an HCPC registered Occupational Therapist and must produce evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).

We offer the support of a professional and well-established integrated team of Occupational Therapy staff who work across the Western Isles with links to a national network of Occupational Therapists working in Primary Care across Scotland.

About the OT team - https://vimeo.com/726762646

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This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.  

Additional benefits of working for NHS Western Isles:

Enhanced rates of pay for evening and weekend working

Generous annual leave entitlements

Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme

A  Carer Positive employer with access to paid special leave

Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave provisions

For informal discussion or further information about this exciting opportunity please contact:  Lara McToal on telephone 01851 822847 email: lara.mctoal@nhs.scot or Jenny Hill on telephone 01851 708288, email: jenny.hill@nhs.scot

​​​​​​​All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description.

Any further queries please contact 01851 762027.

​​​​​​​Closing Date: 25th November 2022

NHS Western Isles Benefits

· Benefits include a standard working week of 37.5 hours, with pay enhancements to reward weekends, nights and overtime working. This ranges from time plus 88% to time plus 30% depending on your pay band and shifts you work.

· Between 35 and 41 days leave entitlement (inclusive of public holidays) depending on length of service

· Automatic enrolment into the high quality NHS Pension Scheme with generous employer contr​ibutions

· Policies that enhance your wellbeing and work-life balance including with promotion of flexible working and access to paid special leave.

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