Job Advert
ORKNEY HEALTH & CARE
Community Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Service
Permanent
NHS Orkney: 37.5 hours per week
Band 6 £39,335 - £47,604 including Distance Islands Allowance *
or
Orkney Islands Council: 35 hours per week
£42,908 - £45,499 (including Distant Islands Allowance)
*The successful applicant will be able to choose which partner organisation they prefer to be formally employed by
The Orkney Isles are located approximately 6 miles of the northern tip of Scotland and are well connected to the UK mainland with air and sea links. A very welcoming, diverse and vibrant community of approximately 22,000 people spread over Orkney mainland and surrounding islands.
Orkney offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools and leisure facilities, unique wildlife and the most amazing scenery where traffic jams are almost unheard of.
The integrated Occupational Therapy team are seeking a skilled and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our service. This post works, in conjunction with other members of the learning disability multi-disciplinary team, to meet the occupational needs of adults with Learning Disabilities in Orkney. Applicants will have experience in providing Occupational Therapy assessment/intervention.
Effective communication, organisational and time management skills are essential as well as the ability to work independently and as part of a team. The post holder will also support the general community team caseload.
In return we can offer you the opportunity to work in a small dynamic team where you are able to influence service change and improvement, access a regular CPD training programme and where multi disciplinary working is prioritised. We offer the opportunity for job shadowing and also have strong links with the Grampian Learning Disability team who provide clinical supervision to the postholder.
We will consider applications for limited term appointments or to work less hours.
We are currently discussing the creation of a rotation with the service and this post would form part of that rotation.
Informal enquiries are welcome - please contact Ruth Lea, Adult Lead Occupational Therapist. Tel 01856 873535 extension 2669 or by email: ruth.lea@orkney.gov.uk or Sarah Poke, Team Manager (Learning Disabilities) on Tel: 01856 873535 extension 2617 or by email: sarah.poke@orkney.gov.uk
Alternatively, contact Customer Services for an application pack at Orkney Islands Council, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY, Tel: (01856) 873535 or e-mail: customerservices@orkney.gov.uk
For more information and to apply for this vacancy visit: https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/orkney-islands-council/jobs/community-occupational-therapist-370307