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The main purpose of the Occupational Therapist role is to provide a specialist service to people in the community and their carers, who are experiencing mental and physical disabilities, to enable them to live as independently as possible with optimal functional performance. This includes offering Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention aimed at enhancing function and preventing deterioration through reablement and the provision of specialist aids and adaptations. The Occupational Therapist will be employed by Shetland Islands Council but the role is part of a joint NHS Shetland and Shetland Islands Council Occupational Therapy Service, which comes under the Community Health and Social Care Directorate. They will also be required to work alongside a wider multidisciplinary context covering a range of health and social care agencies. This vacancy is being advertised as a
Career Graded post, which is a career development opportunity.
This means that the Council is committed to supporting the successful candidate to obtain the necessary skills, abilities and knowledge to become fully competent in the role. Please see the
Career Grade document
attached to this advert that outlines the entry level requirements for the job and the expected career progression route. The successful candidate will be supported to become fully competent in the role and progress through the career grade. Where there is a requirement to achieve a qualification, this will be
fully funded
by the Council. More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert. Additional Information
The grade of this post is J/K This post is career graded - your salary and career progression will depend on your experience and qualifications Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,742 per annum Permanent Full Time post for 37.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made A relocation package does apply to this post We will pay interview expenses from within the UK You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited We are happy to talk flexible working This post is based at Independent Living Centre, Lerwick, Shetland. For further details relating to this post, please contact: Lorna Willis, Team Leader, Tel - 01595 745780, Email - Lorna.Willis@shetland.gov.uk If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.
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The main purpose of the Occupational Therapist role is to provide a specialist service to people in the community and their carers, who are experiencing mental and physical disabilities, to enable them to live as independently as possible with optimal functional performance. This includes offering Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention aimed at enhancing function and preventing deterioration through reablement and the provision of specialist aids and adaptations. The Occupational Therapist will be employed by Shetland Islands Council but the role is part of a joint NHS Shetland and Shetland Islands Council Occupational Therapy Service, which comes under the Community Health and Social Care Directorate. They will also be required to work alongside a wider multidisciplinary context covering a range of health and social care agencies. This vacancy is being advertised as a
Career Graded post, which is a career development opportunity.
This means that the Council is committed to supporting the successful candidate to obtain the necessary skills, abilities and knowledge to become fully competent in the role. Please see the
Career Grade document
attached to this advert that outlines the entry level requirements for the job and the expected career progression route. The successful candidate will be supported to become fully competent in the role and progress through the career grade. Where there is a requirement to achieve a qualification, this will be
fully funded
by the Council. More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert. Additional Information
The grade of this post is J/K This post is career graded - your salary and career progression will depend on your experience and qualifications Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,742 per annum Permanent Full Time post for 37.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made A relocation package does apply to this post We will pay interview expenses from within the UK You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited We are happy to talk flexible working This post is based at Independent Living Centre, Lerwick, Shetland. For further details relating to this post, please contact: Lorna Willis, Team Leader, Tel - 01595 745780, Email - Lorna.Willis@shetland.gov.uk If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.
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