Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
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Days, weekends, 11.5 hour rostered shift 8am -8pm
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist
1 Full-time, Permanent Post in Emergency Department
Do you enjoy a fast pace of working? Being part of a large and supportive multidisciplinary team? Interested in the application of principles of Home First and Realistic Medicine in practice? If so, we are seeking enthusiastic candidates who are currently in a Band 5 post and wish to develop their career and with those already in a Band 6 post.
The Emergency Department at the RIE is one of the busiest in Scotland. It is a fast paced and dynamic environment which will afford the opportunity to build on existing clinical skill and develop advanced clinical reasoning skills. The post holder will be required to work autonomously, have the ability to conduct rapid risk assessment, problem solve and think on their feet.
The patient group is diverse and mixed in age. They include those presenting with medical and orthopaedic conditions, trauma and other social considerations. The team work closely with community-based agencies across 4 Health & Social Care partnerships to prevent hospital admission, as well as ED and inpatient teams on the RIE site for those who require admission.
The OT team is currently made up of 3 full time Band 6 OTs working a 12 hour rota shift pattern (0800-2000) over 7 days, and a full time Band 7 Advanced Practice OT Mon-Fri 0800-1600. There is ongoing development work around the operational aspects of the service and scope to participate in further future service development.