142764 Occupational Therapy Advanced Practitioner Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
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.
To undertake the role of an Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist (APOT) within inpatient neurorehabilitation. High levels of autonomous decision making and clinical judgment are utilised to ensure that patient rehabilitation and health needs are met through the diagnosis and the management of highly complex conditions. This includes assessment, treatment, and review planning processes in partnership with patients and families. To provide highly specialist advice to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients, and relatives within the area of inpatient neurorehabilitation. The APOT role encompasses that of expert clinician, educator, and leader. To take a key role in leading and developing the team within the service to improve practice and work collaboratively, implementing and evaluating evidence-based standards, guidelines, and policies. To lead and be actively involved in quality improvement and research activity which will contribute to the development of the service.
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.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
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 [email protected] or [email protected]
