About the Organisation
NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you’re new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference.
Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We’re also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high‑quality care reaches every corner of Orkney.
We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do – Open and honest, Respect and Kindness – from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.
About Orkney
With over 70 islands – 20 of them inhabited – Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close‑knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it’s a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.
The Position
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who makes person‑centred care their first priority and thrives on working with a varied caseload to join our Occupational Therapy Bank. Working within a multidisciplinary team and inter‑agency framework, our OTs manage a defined caseload using evidence‑based practice and client‑centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in both hospital and community settings.
The postholder will provide Occupational Therapy service cover as required within the service areas – ageing well (falls prevention), home first (discharge to assess), intermediate care, inpatient wards and the community – as detailed in the job description.
The Candidate
* BSc (Hons) or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Full HCPC registration or newly qualified and pending HCPC registration
* Proven experience working with adults in an inpatient and community setting
* Proven experience working with people who have a diverse range of medical and surgical conditions
* Proven experience as an autonomous practitioner, under the direction of a Senior Occupational Therapist and as a member of a multidisciplinary team
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration
This post will be based at The Balfour or at Selbro Resource Centre – Base to be confirmed upon appointment.
The successful candidate will work Full Time, 36 hours a week.
This post is Fixed‑Term for 12 months due to service requirement.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits and Salary
The salary for this post is Band 5. If residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,654 pro‑rate per annum.
NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, a wide range of work‑life balance policies, an employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
Contact
Rona Harcus, Interim Occupational Therapy Lead Email: rona.harcus@nhs.scot Tel: 01856 888118
Equal Opportunities
NHS Orkney is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.
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