Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership Specialist Occupational Therapist, Jubilee Community Hospital Huntly Band 6 - 37 hours per week (Permanent) An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist in Huntly. We are looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our team based at Jubilee Community Hospital Huntly. This post is within a well-established multi-disciplinary team covering the Huntly and Upper Marr catchment areas. The post holder will provide full assessment and treatment for hospital patients in Rothieden ward and within community rehabilitation, providing a priority response to prevent hospital admission and support discharge using a rehab and enablement model. There is a wide variety of conditions and complex needs in the patient population. Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working is essential for seamless community care thus the post holder will require excellent communication and organisational skills, and be able to demonstrate relevant experience with a wide variety of clinical conditions. Experience in caseload management and physical rehabilitation in the community is desirable. Supervision and allocation of work to an OT support worker and training of students are integral parts of the job, as is service development within the area and the Health and Social Care Partnership Teams. We offer regular support, supervision, CPD and development opportunities in line with KSF. A band 5 – band 6 run through may be considered depending on competency. A full clean UK driving licence and a car available for business use is essential. Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the department to learn more about the role before applying. 'There will be an expectation to provide services over 7 days, including weekends, public holidays and extended hours, where required, to meet the need of services' Informal enquiries to: Katie Davies, Occupational Therapy Team Lead (Marr) on 013398 89427 or katie.davies@nhs.scot 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. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes. Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications. For help to complete an application on Job Train please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/ To view our accessibility statement, please follow this link: https://www.eess.nhs.scot/jobtrain-accessibility-statement/ Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately. Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates. Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home for advice and support with any system issues. We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain. Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments. Some of our vacancies are for internal candidates only. If you are a member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Grampian. Please note - If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering. 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.