Job Description

Job reference: 119686

Location: East Lothian Community Hospital

Job closing date: 13/10/2022

Job posted date: 15/09/2022

Salary: Band 6 (£33,072 – £40,736)

Employment type: Permanent

Job Type: Allied Health Professions

Hours of work: 37.5

Department: Mental Health Occupational Therapy

Employer (NHS Board) : NHS Lothian

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join an enthusiastic and dynamic Occupational Therapy team. The post holder will be based in East Lothian’s new Community Hospital and predominantly work as part of the Adult Mental Health team in the community and the hospital.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact :

Calum Collingwood

Email: calum.collingwood@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

or

​​​​​​​Janey Fisher

Email: janey.fisher@nhslothan.scot.nhs.uk