Fixed Term - 6 Months
Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
Within specific locality of Edinburgh HSCP the post-holder will have delegated responsibilities for the clinical, strategic and managerial leadership of the Occupational Therapy service in Adult Mental Health Community Mental Health Team, Substance Use Service and Mental Health Community Rehabilitation, ensuring provision of a quality service to patients and to provide leadership to senior and junior staff through supervision and appraisal. The post-holder will have delegated responsibilities for the professional leadership for the Occupational Therapy service in Adult Mental Health. The post-holder will develop and implement service changes and act as a specialist resource.
The post will be approximately 60% clinical and 40% management – flexible in line with service need.
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.
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Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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.
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.