Occupational Therapist - North East Locality Hub

Job Description

HS Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Occupational Therapist (Home First - Discharge to Assess and Prevention of Admission Teams.)
North East Edinburgh

Salary: £36,312 - £42,717
Hours: 36 per week

Role Outline: We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Occupational Therapist to join our supportive and friendly team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in the Discharge to Assess and Prevention of Admission teams, contributing to the facilitation of discharges, focusing on rehabilitation and ensuring intervention is provided at the right time and in the right place.

This is an exciting time to join the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership as we continue to develop our Home First approach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct thorough assessments of patients in the community to support successful discharges from hospital and prevent unnecessary admissions.

• Implement rehabilitation strategies to promote independence and positive outcomes. • Supervise junior staff members and students, fostering their growth and development.

• Engage in extensive training opportunities to refine your clinical skills.

• Take advantage of a structured supervision framework, attending regular 1:1 meetings.

• Develop leadership skills and contribute to the team's success by being a part of quality improvement projects.

Why Join Us: we are a supportive and friendly team that celebrates achievements and strongly promotes staff well-being. We offer a hybrid working environment, extensive learning opportunities, and a chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our patients. If you're looking for a role where you can thrive, develop leadership skills, and be part of a team committed to positive change, we encourage you to reach out to discuss this exciting opportunity.

Contact Information: Interested candidates should reach out for more information or to arrange a visit to the team by contacting Band 7 Senior Occupational Therapist Becky Currie on 07514951213 / rebecca.currie1@edinburgh.gov.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.  Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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