158430 Occupational Therapy Healthcare Support Worker (GH) CP30 Livingston, 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.
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.
**Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want the chance to work as part of a dedicated and innovative Occupational Therapy service, where you will help to improve the lives of patients at St John’s Hospital?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner to work as an essential member of the Occupational Therapy Team in delivering assessment and rehabilitation to patients.
The successful applicant will be joining a very stable and dynamic team with a passion for integrated working which puts patient outcomes and their experience at the heart of the process.
We are a forward thinking, dynamic service which promotes excellence and innovation and provides safe and compassionate support to our patients.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, have relevant experience and evidence of working in a team. The service is committed to supervision, staff development and student education. Successful candidates will be operationally and professionally managed within the Occupational Therapy 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
St John’s Hospital in Livingston is within commuting distance of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkirk, Lanark and Fife. There are excellent public transport links from Glasgow and Edinburgh.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are required, 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 Irene Davidson on 01506 524131 or by email on [email protected]
