Acute Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Band 6 Occupational Therapist
Acute Occupational Therapy Department
Permanent
Full/Part time hours considered

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.

We are in the fortunate position to be recruiting to a permanent position within the Occupational Therapy Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

This post provides the opportunity for an innovative, enthusiastic therapist to gain experience within the Acute Occupational Therapy team. Team alignment will be dependent on the skills of the preferred candidate/candidates.

The post will involve working closely with the Occupational Therapy team and multi-disciplinary/multi-agency teams to assess and treat patients with a variety of conditions.

Opportunities for continuous personal development (CPD) are encouraged with regular supervision & inservice opportunities.

Applicants must be registered with HCPC, have a valid full UK Drivers Licence.

Applications must be fully completed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

There may be a requirement to provide 7 day service cover to include weekends and Public Holiday to meet the service needs. There may also be the requirement to support other Occupational Therapy teams within the Acute sector.

Interviews will be in person only. We are unable to support any online interviews for this post.

Interviews planned for week commencing 9th November

For further enquiries please contact:
Janet Christie – Interim Occupational Therapy Lead – Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. 01224 559774/554803. View email address on meeveem.com

*Post may close early, depending on number of applications received.

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.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

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.