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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.
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.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
NHS Lothian
Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership
Substance Misuse Service
South East Edinburgh Locality
Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist (15 hours per week) Permanent
Salary Scale: £33,072- £40,736 Per Annum Pro Rata
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an occupational therapist with experience of working in mental health and/or physical health to work in our South East Edinburgh Substance Misuse Team. This post is managed and supervised through the Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service of NHS Lothian. The post holder works within a multi-disciplinary/ multi-agency team, providing a service to people with a primary diagnosis of addiction many of whom also experience additional complex health conditions. You will contribute to the assessment and treatment of individuals referred to the team, focussing on the occupational, functional and cognitive needs of this client group, including environmental assessment and equipment provision.
The post holder will have a keen interest in both the speciality of substance misuse and the delivery of evidence based Occupational Therapy. The service is committed to staff development and student education.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact:
Lynn Ritchie
Email: lynn.ritchie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Tel: 0131 374 2212
or
Andrew Bain
Email: andrew.bain@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Tel: 07977246818