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22.5 hours/ 3 days a week
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.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Acute Medicine/Front Door Occupational Therapy Service based at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
Based in the Admissions Unit you will also be required to support the patient journey from the Emergency Department, through the Admissions ward into the Acute Medical Wards.
You should have clinical experience working as an Occupational therapist within an acute or rehab specialty and will have the ability to assess and plan interventions in this clinical area, and offer advice and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals.
Support, supervision and development opportunities are available through the Occupational Therapy Site Management Team, Team Lead Occupational Therapist and peer support within the team, from Occupational therapy and other colleagues.
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 Susan Brown, Occupational Therapy Head of Service on 0131 242 1951 or email
susan.l.brown@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk