Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner in Irvine

Ayrshire Central Hospital 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.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland. In support of our core purpose of working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is caring, safe, and respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

Position: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner working within our in-patient / out-patients Stroke rehabilitation services based at the Occupational Therapy Service Douglas Grant Rehabilitation Centre, Ayrshire Central Hospital, Kilwinning Road, Irvine KA12 8SS.

Hours: The working pattern for this role will be over a 3 day period within the Monday to Friday working week. Specific hours will be discussed. This post is offered on a permanent basis.

UK Driving Licence: A full UK Driving License is essential to the role and is required to undertake community based interventions and treatment.

What you will do: The North Ayrshire Occupational Therapy Service are delighted to advertise a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner post located within the Douglas Grant Rehabilitation Centre. This post works within the stroke rehabilitation in-patient ward and the local communities of Ayrshire, supporting people towards home or a homely environment and wider community resources as required. This post provides the opportunity to join our innovative and skilled Occupational Therapy team working in the North Locality and to network across Ayrshire.

The post holders will carry their own caseload and be expected to work autonomously with supervision and support provided by a registered Occupational Therapist. The post holder will work to support people with complex physical or emotional needs and will utilise occupation and activity to provide person-centred interventions that promote skill maintenance or development in meaningful activity.

This post requires the successful candidate to communicate effectively with the wider multi-disciplinary team, autonomously adjust interventions to meet current needs/identified risks and support the development of innovative models of care using evidence based practice and strengths based approaches. The post holder will work with registered Occupational Therapists to deliver interventions that support local and national drivers in improving patient and carer experience.

Line management supervision, caseload allocation and service development will be undertaken in collaboration with a registered occupational therapist. There is an ongoing commitment to providing dynamic professional and clinical supervision which meets our wider staff and service needs. Active engagement with peers across services is supported as is multidisciplinary working. Support and development is promoted and encouraged through a variety of forums including participation in practice development groups, in house and external training.

As a team, we are keen to support flexible working practices which benefit the health and wellbeing aspirations of both our service users and staff.

Knowledge, training and/or experience required for this post: Previous experience as an Occupational Therapy support worker or other relevant role is desirable. The post holder should be trained to HCSW/SVQ or HNC level or have equivalent training or experience.

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact The Occupational Therapy Service on Tel: 01294 323041 and ask to speak to Claire Lobban or Beth Tougher or Mhairi Munro.

Please note that we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once enough applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

RIGHT TO WORK / CERTIFICATES OF SPONSORSHIP: To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full-time contract and must be pro-rated for part-time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.