Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Updated: May 12, 2024 05:52 PM GMT

NHS Western Isles

Stornoway

MENTAL HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Band 6 - £37,831 to £46,100 pro rata

Plus £1,279 per annum Distant Island Allowance pro rata

18.5 hours per week (jobshare)

Permanent contract

We require an enthusiastic Mental Health Occupational Therapist with relevant experience who would relish the opportunity of living and working in our beautiful and rural island community. You could enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural opportunities such as kayaking, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional craft and music related pursuits. This contract is to job share with the existing post holder.

The Mental Health OT provides specialist OT assessment and intervention across both hospital and community settings managing a designated caseload working with adults experiencing a range of mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and personality disorder and dementia. The OT works as part... More Detail