ADULT MENTAL HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICE

BAND 5 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

37 Hours per week 

South Aberdeenshire Adult Community Mental Health Team

Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

This post provides the opportunity for an innovative, enthusiastic therapist to join our Occupational Therapy team within the South Community Mental Health Team.

The post will involve working closely within a small team of Occupational Therapists and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team working is essential to this role and previous experience working in Adult Mental Health would be of benefit.

The post holder will provide an Occupational Therapy service to residents in South Aberdeenshire with mental health problems.  Patients may be seen in their own home, a community setting or in a clinical setting.  Patients are seen with the aim of assessing their functioning, maximizing independence, making onward referral within the team where appropriate, and facilitating timely and planned discharge to prevent hospital admission.

Opportunities for continuous personal development (CPD) are encouraged with regular supervision and support provided. There is a band 5 OT support group in the wider Mental Health and Learning Disability Service.  We also support flying start and preceptorship.

For further information and informal enquiries, please contact:

Jennifer Paterson, Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist Email: [email protected]

Anya Kennedy, Divisional Lead Occupational Therapist Email: [email protected]

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.

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