An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to join our continually developing service. You should be able to demonstrate independent management of a caseload providing assessment, treatment and evaluation of Occupational Therapy for Adults with a Learning Disability in a forensic inpatient setting through excellent clinical reasoning, communication and organisational skills. This post supports the clinical delivery of MDT treatment goals and the rehabilitation and risk management of adults with learning disability and offending behaviour.
Service delivery is based on the Model of Human Occupation and reflects a range of legislation and evidence pertinent to this client group. Working in partnership with service users and a range of partner agencies to collaboratively enable service users to achieve personal outcomes is a key aspect of the post.
You will be expected to deliver clinical supervision and support the development, management and safe operation of the Learning Disability Occupational Therapy Service.
We offer a challenging and stimulating work environment with personal development opportunities, peer review and supervision.
For informal enquiries, please contact Fiona Vaughan, Occupational Therapy Team Lead, Lynebank Hospital on 01383 565223 or fiona.vaughan@nhs.scot.
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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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