182932 Specialist Occupational Therapist for Children and Young People

PERMANANT BAND 6   37 HOURS PER WEEK
(PART TIME HOURS FROM 30 HOURS PER WEEK UPWARDS WOULD BE CONSIDERED)

Are you looking to be part of a friendly, dynamic Occupational Therapy team for children and young people? Would you like to belong to a team committed to developing innovative ways of working and encouraging personal and professional development? If so, we have a post for you. This post is for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist. 
 
You will provide a comprehensive occupational therapy service within a range of children from 0 18 years old, working collaboratively with families and partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes for our CYPs. Prevention and early intervention is a high priority with a focus on skill sharing and tailoring support according to the needs of individuals and their families. The service is fully aligned to Ready to Act (2016) with offers at universal, targeted and individualised care (specialist) committed to delivering support at each level.
  
Ongoing support and training is available through your individualised job plan. Operational, Professional and Clinical supervision are key aspects of the service and you would have an Annual Development Review. 

Our main base is at The Willows, Dumfries.  You would be based within the Oak Tree Centre which is a purposely redesigned multi-disciplinary Children and Familys Centre.  However, you can work in a variety of locations across the community and therefore must be able to travel independently. 

Dumfries and Galloway is situated in the beautiful South West of Scotland with spectacular countryside, wide ranging leisure facilities, excellent schools and affordable housing. There are easy travel links to all the major cities in Scotland, North England and Northern Ireland.

Would you like to know more? 

For informal enquires, about this post, please contact:
Shona McGeorge, Team Lead on or at shona.mcgeorge@nhs.scot

To see some of the great work that goes on, find the service on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OccupationalTherapyDumfriesandGalloway

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.

APPLICATION PROCESS - https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. 

PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agencys new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk   
Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship.   We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.   
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).