Job Description
Job Description
Post Title: Occupational Therapist Band 6
Location: Inverness
Hours: 24 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £26,988 - £32,887 p.a. (£41,608 - £50,702 pro rata)
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Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Person: Dawn Allmond, Tel 01463 644993 or by email dawn.allmond@highland.gov.uk
Job Purpose: The post holder will:
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Provide an efficient and effective, community based, Occupational Therapy service to children and young people on their personal caseload, in the most appropriate location e.g., home, clinic, nursery, school either virtually or in person. This will necessitate working closely and collaboratively with the child/young person, parents/carers, and colleagues from within the umbrella of Health and Social Care within Highland Council and NHS.
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Take an active part in skill sharing both virtually and in person with children and young people, parents and carers, education staff, colleagues and other partners to the team around the child/young person.
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Critical appraisal, audit and research techniques should be used to ensure the service is underpinned by the principles of clinical effectiveness.
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Take an active part in developing the service, which will include having a key role of learning and skill sharing, with the remit of informing and supporting the other members of the Children’s Occupational Therapy Team and in the provision and ongoing development of this agreed element of the service.
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Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
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Please find the Job Description below.
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The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
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As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
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Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
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* Recognised Occupational Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
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* Post graduate experience
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* Licence to practice as a Occupational Therapist under the Royal College Of Occupational Therapy
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* HCPC registration
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* Means to travel efficiently and effectively between various locations within Highland to meet the operation requirements of the service.
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