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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.
We are a small and friendly team who are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our rehabilitation team within Nairn Town and County Hospital.
Applications are invited from Occupational Therapists who have expertise in comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning within the rehabilitation setting. You may have completed a rotational foundation or you may be a new graduate.
You will be expected to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide a comprehensive service including treatment, appropriate management, onward referral and discharge to a diverse range of patients within the ward environment or the community setting.
You will have full support from senior Occupational Therapy staff and will work both independently and alongside a wider multidisciplinary team. In addition you will provide mentor support for band four and three assistant practitioner staff.
The department offers ring fenced professional development time and access to wider organisational training programmes which you will both attend and participate in.
The allied health team also provides physiotherapy inpatient rehabilitation, community outreach, MSK out patients, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and falls rehabilitation.
For further information and/or to arrange an informal visit please contact Angela Boyle, AHP Team Lead Nairn, Tel: 01667 422704; email: angela.boyle1@nhs.scot
This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
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