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Location: East Lothian Community Hospital Alderston Road Haddington, EH41 3PF Salary: £46,006 - £51,371 per year pro rata Contract Type: Permanent Position Type: Part Time Hours: 17.5 hours per week Vacancy InformationThe salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week). Part-time hours will be pro-rated accordingly. Hourly rate of pay: £25.21 - £28.15 Days and Hours of Work: Working days are negotiable, 09:00-17:00 Flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible. To start asap. The Community Occupational Therapy team forms part of East Lothian Rehabilitation Service (ELRS), an integrated service within East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership. The ELRS service comprises Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Community Care Workers and Assistant Practitioners across 3 cluster bases. Community Occupational Therapists play a crucial role in assessment of and planning intervention to support people in reaching their goals. This may include rehabilitation, treatment planning, assessment for small equipment and minor adaptations and when required longer term intervention assessing for major adaptations and equipment. The service has a major adaptations team which supports design and progression of major adaptations to owner occupied properties. The service provides a mix of short term crisis work and longer term complex cases. We are seeking a 0.5 wte Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic team of Occupational Therapists and community care workers team in East Lothian. The post holder will be based in East Lothian Community Hospital and will have line management responsibilities for a small group of staff and provide supervision of staff, ensuring training and PRDs are up to date and relevant to each person and with the overall business plan. The post holder will hold a small caseload and participate in the weekly 'Request for Assistance' phone line rota where all new requests for Occupational Therapy are discussed at the point of contact. The post holder will be expected to take a lead role in the future development of the OT service and be an effective member of a forward thinking team, providing a responsive and needs led service. The Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist will have excellent time management, experience of supervision and excellent knowledge of people with complex conditions which require Community Occupational Therapy intervention. This post is also responsible for delegated authority functions and the post holder must therefore have sound skills in underpinning knowledge around criteria and housing adaptations. We require an experienced individual with experience of community work, adaptations, rehabilitation, housing assessments and moving and handling knowledge to be able to fulfil the role fully. Training will also be provided where this is required. The Senior Practitioner will also be responsible for management tasks as delegated by the Team Manager or other member of the collaborative management team as part of East Lothian Rehabilitation Service You must hold an Occupational Therapy Diploma or Degree Qualification to apply and be registered the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC). For further information, please contact Kirstie White on or Morven McLelland on To provide a responsive and needs led occupational therapy service throughout East Lothian within the requirements of relevant legislation, national standards, policies and guidelines. Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview. The ‘East Lothian Way’ – values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them. Job RequirementsRelevant Qualifications Qualification recognised by professional body – i.e. Dip/Bsc/Msc Occupational Therapy. Registration as an Occupational Therapist with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Maintain Continuous Professional Development. SSSC registration is an essential requirement of this role. If you are appointed and are not already a member of the relevant section of the SSSC Register, you will be required to apply for registration within 3 months of your start date to ensure that you are registered within the required 6 months. Driving Licence As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.* (*Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.) PVG Membership This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. All preferred candidates for posts carrying out regulated work with these groups will be required to become a PVG Scheme member, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if they are already a member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council. Please note: PVG member’s records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG membership or update check, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant and investigated prior to any formal offer being made. Please note: If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website. Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. 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