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We have an exciting opportunity to recruit to the new Occupational Therpy Band 6 rotation, to work within the acute services at the Victoria Hospital and with future potential to rotate across the HSCP in ICT at Whytemans Brae Hospital.
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Occupational Therapist to work alongside colleagues in Medicine of the Elderly (MoE) and the Rapid Assessment and Discharge Team (RADT). Rotations will be between 9 and 12 months in each area.
A strong interest in working with a range of conditions (predominantly with patients living with frailty) to develop specialist skills and knowledge to deliver effective evidenced based care, to optimise occupational performance and promote and support safe and timely discharge from hospital, is essential to the role.
You will manage your own caseload, participate in multi-agency working and will engage in quality improvement activities both collectively and independently. There is an opportunity to develop additional competencies within Physiotherapy and basic nursing skills to support integrated working.
We ask for engagement with weekend working and we support this with a dynamic approach to work patterns. We consider flexible working; provide hybrid undergraduate placements and we support selective home working for non-clinical pieces of work. Within the RADT rotation there is an expectation you will undertake 12.5-hour shift pattern which includes weekends.
Please come and join our friendly departments; further to the detail of the role above, you will receive in-service training, regular appraisal and PDP meetings, leadership development opportunities and both peer and management support.
Whilst the post holder should have the ability to travel throughout Fife effectively in a timely manner, the VHK is commutable from Lothian, Forth Valley, Dundee and Perth and car share amongst colleagues is often available.
For informal enquiries, please contact Lorna Brocklesby, Lead for RADT 21360 or Elaine Murray OT Manager 21475.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
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.