Occupational Therapist – East Neighbourhood Centre – EDN25591 Full Time

Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Occupational Therapist
North East Cluster Response Team

Salary: £34,057- £40,275 per year
Hours: 36 per week

We are looking for a full time Occupational Therapist to join the Cluster Response team based in the North East of Edinburgh.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated occupational therapist skilled in assessment and rehabilitation? Do you have a passion for supporting people to live great lives in their communities and find creative solutions to supporting people to live in their own homes and participate in the activities that are important to them? Then we’d love you to join our friendly, supportive Locality cluster response teams.

You will make a vital contribution to how we ensure people are supported within their home environment to live their best lives.

You will work closely with other Occupational Therapy colleagues in the team, community care assistants and social workers, as well as our other community colleagues such as GPs, district nurses care providers and voluntary sector. We offer a supportive work environment to help you grow and develop at any stage of your Occupational Therapy career.

Please see the job description and person specification for more details.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

We’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.  

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