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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.
We are looking to welcome enthusiastic HCPC registered occupational therapists with a keen interest in mental health into our Thrive Welcome Teams.
Various Hours Available. Please note: If this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
Edinburgh City is undergoing a period of transformative change to improve access to mental health and wellbeing support. Occupational Therapy staff contribute to these improvements in their roles within the Thrive Welcome Teams.
The teams have been co-designed to deliver accessible, short-term, mental wellbeing interventions with adults in Edinburgh. People engage with the teams for a variety of reasons, such as anxiety, depression, poor emotional wellbeing and neurodevelopmental conditions. Challenges and strengths may include employment status, housing situations, community connectedness or social isolation.
The team members respond with their wide range of skills and experience. There is a multi-disciplinary and interagency approach. Our senior support workers and peer recovery practitioners are employed by third sector organisations whilst our mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists come from statutory services.
All team members follow the Thrive model, whilst retaining and delivering their own specific knowledge, skills and experience.
The occupational therapy role has a particular focus on addressing the challenges that impact individuals’ daily functioning. Person-centred assessment, proactive interventions, self-management strategies and supports are utilised to enable citizens to manage their health, well-being and improve their daily lives. The collaborative, co-production approach of occupational therapy is well aligned with the Thrive welcome team model.
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.
Not sure if it is a good job fit for you?
You would be suited to this job… if you can work smartly with people to help them establish goals and identify how OT, the wider team, local community and commissioned services can assist.
You would love this job…if you’re committed to work as part of a wonderfully, diverse team assisting and developing general service delivery whilst retaining your professional identity and unique contribution.
You would excel in this post…if you are positive, practical, hopeful and solution-focused in your approach, keen to work alongside people with belief in their self-agency.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
The service is committed to staff development, service improvement and student education. If you would like to learn more, please contact Joanne Collingwood, Thrive Welcome Team Coordinator and/or Lynn Ritchie South East Edinburgh Occupational Therapy Team Lead
Joanne CollingwoodJoanne.collingwood@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 07976841439
Lynn Ritchie: Lynn.ritchie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 07872417555