Location: Independent Living Centre Gremista, ZE1 0XY
Salary: £37,455.27 - £38,845.34 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
The main purpose of the Occupational Therapy Aide is to support the Occupational Therapy Team to provide a specialist service to people in the community who are experiencing mental and physical disabilities, enabling them to live as independently as possible with optimal functional performance. A degree of flexibility will be required to meet the demands of the service. The post holder will cover areas such as aids and minor adaptations, falls prevention, assessment and provision of Telecare equipment, and sensory impairment equipment. Reablement will be a key part of their approach. The post holder will be expected to keep up to date with new technological and professional developments in the area.
There will be considerable contact with service users, families, and carers who will have varying degrees of need, which the postholder will be required to respond to as appropriate.
Additional Information
The grade of this post is I 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 not apply to this post We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland 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 During the application process, you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application. This post is based at Independent Living Centre, Lerwick. For further details relating to this post, please contact: Cathrine Coutts, Executive Manager, Tel - 07770 854 366, Email - Cathrine.Coutts@shetland.gov.uk If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.
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The grade of this post is I 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 not apply to this post We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland 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 During the application process, you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application. This post is based at Independent Living Centre, Lerwick. For further details relating to this post, please contact: Cathrine Coutts, Executive Manager, Tel - 07770 854 366, Email - Cathrine.Coutts@shetland.gov.uk If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.
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