Remote and Rural GP (Westray)

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

• Manage own specialist caseload, using evidence-based practice and person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in both hospital and community settings.
• Provide day to day supervision for occupational therapy staff, support staff and students
• Provide specialist clinical intervention and consultation to occupational therapy staff and other disciplines

Duties may vary depending on the care group / clinical specialty / assigned area of work

In This Key Role, You Will

• Responsible for the Occupational Therapy triage, assessment and rehabilitation for a specialist caseload
• Comply with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Occupational Therapy Standards of Proficiency.
• Apply health promotion and health improvement principles to workload.
• Plan and organise the delivery of service within designated area of work.

What You'll Bring

• Registered Occupational Therapist with valid HCPC Registration
• Educated to and operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Car driver with full valid UK license.

What We Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Karen Mulholland , Team Leader on ***email_hidden***

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected]