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Job reference: 143395
Salary: Band 8A (£53,513 - £57,767)
Job closing date: 11/04/2023
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: NHS Forth Valley Sites
Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week: Up to 30
Job posted date: 28/03/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Forth Valley
Department: Community Mental Health

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*Secondment opportunity / fixed-term until 30/09/2023 to cover secondment.

*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager.  The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.

We are delighted to advertise this exciting opportunity for secondment to the posts of AHP Co-Ordinator for Adult Mental Health.

This would give opportunity for suitable candidates as a development role or to take opportunity to develop skills across Adult Mental Health as part of the AHP Mental Health / LD /OA Lead Team. 

The post holder will be part of our AHP leadership team where we have an emphasis on values and innovation, supporting all staff to be the very best that they can be.

Applications are invited from HCPC registered OTs who feel at home in a complex collaborative environment and are passionate about developing high quality AHP mental health services.

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 is ideally suited to OTs who thrive on developing innovative services and leading colleagues through the change process to impact on the care received by those we serve.

The successful candidate(s) will be HCPC registered as an Occupational Therapist and will be mobile across the geographic area of Forth Valley.

NHS Forth Valley is embracing contemporary working. As and when required the post holder will be expected to participate in twilight or weekend working.

Our attached person specification details which wider skills, experience, qualifications, values and behaviours are essential within this particular role.  Sharing with us, in your application, about how you have demonstrated these attributes in your work in the past and how this is relevant to this role will help us get to know you and your unique skills further.  

We love it when people contact us to discuss advertised posts.

It allows you to find out more about us and the role and allows us to support you with your application process which we enjoy doing. 

Please do get in touch:

Katrina Barclay

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Interim AHP MH/LD Manager

Katrina.barclay@nhs.scot

07887832169


The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.  More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.

​​​​​​​NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.  Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.

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