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 will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
Fixed Term until 31 March 2026.
Role Overview
The Therapist will be part of an innovative therapy team assisting the progress of patients engaged with the Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme. They will be responsible for the delivery of Aftercare and support of Aftercare patients. This person will ensure Aftercare patients receive Recovery oriented treatment interventions of high quality and relevant to the aims of the programme and the needs of the patient group. This will be done using Recovery Management techniques including Recovery checkups. The successful candidate will be tasked with a small caseload and may include groupwork and other elements of delivery of the Service.
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 Angela Ferguson, 0131 4446 440.
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