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This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Occupational Therapist to join the newly formed Discharge to Assess (D2A) Team in Moray as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to provide maternity cover over 11 months.
D2A is a therapy-led team working over 7 days a week supporting the early discharge of patients to home from hospitals across Moray. Patients are assessed in their home environment by the D2A team comprising Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Generic Support Workers who provide support on discharge with a rehabilitation focus to maximise safety and independence in activities of daily living. Brief, focused, goal-orientated assessment aims to optimise patients’ independence, self-management and the promotion of health and wellbeing.
The post holder will be able to demonstrate post-graduate training and experiential knowledge and be willing to undertake further training. You will be clinically supervised by a Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist.
You will be expected to contribute to the ongoing development and evaluation of the service under the direction of the Lead Occupational Therapist, using quality improvement methodology, and building on existing evidence to inform the D2A service delivery in Moray.
The Moray Occupational Therapy Team is a well-established team with robust supervision, mentoring, quality review and audit frameworks and we strive to provide an excellent service to our patients. We also have close working relationships with our AHP and multidisciplinary colleagues in Moray and across NHS Grampian and national links.
Moray is an extraordinarily beautiful place to live and work.
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If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity please contact:
Dawn Duncan, Occupational Therapy Manager, Moray dawn.duncan@nhs.scot or Karen Erskine D2A Team Lead karen.erskine@nhs.scot