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Borders Adult Community Mental Health Service
Base: South Office, Hawick/ Huntlyburn Melrose
Position: Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6
Hours: 21 hours per week - reduced and flexible hours can be considered.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to work within our community mental health service in the beautiful Scottish Borders.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our friendly multi-disciplinary service who provide community-focused recovery care, linking patients with their community. You will manage a caseload of complex cases using evidence-based patient-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions in order to encourage recovery, meaningful occupation, and social inclusion. Your caseload will be diverse and will include a range of mental health conditions, neurodiversity, and perinatal mental health.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical expertise, leadership, and supervision of support staff. You will demonstrate and promote our trust’s values and leadership behaviors and will engage in regular supervision, leadership development, CPD, and student placements. This post, whilst highly autonomous, will be allied with the Community Mental Health Service and wider Occupational Therapy Service within mental health, offering excellent connection, support, and professional development.
The post holder must have a full driving license and access to a car.
Interview date: 6th January 2025
For further information, please contact Rhona Harkness, Professional Lead Occupational Therapist, Mental Health or Debra Grice Team Manager: 01896 82727
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager.
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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