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x 2 1.0 WTE Fixed Term for 1 year (37.5 hours)
NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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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.
As our Service continues to grow we are now in a position to offer further opportunities to join the Occupational Therapy service within CAMHS NHS Lothian. We welcome applications from enthusiastic, motivated and hard-working individuals to join our team who are committed to developing both themselves and the service.
The posts are as follows:
1 – Tier 4 within day programme, intensive outreach and inpatient unit
2 – Tier 3 within East Lothian and Midlothian
Both posts will involve providing individual interventions utilising Occupational Therapy and generic mental health assessment and treatment skills. It will involve working with a range of NHS and 3rd sector colleagues to ensure a high standard of service provision.
Professional supervision, training and development are integral to the service. You must have a Degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist (or be eligible for HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist).
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 Wendy McLellan on email Wendy.mcLellan@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Andrea Moncur on email andrea.moncur@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Lisa Connelly on email lisa.connelly@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk