NHS LANARKSHIRE

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

An opportunity has arisen within NHS Lanarkshire to join the Occupational Therapy team at University Hospital Hairmyres.
The team are looking for 2 x Band 4 Generic Assistant Practitioners. One post will be based in the West of Scotland Regional Vascular Service & one post within the Specialist Stroke Service.

The successful candidate will:

• Work under the supervision of registered therapy staff. To assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.
• Implement and adapt treatment programmes within hospital and community settings for individuals / groups of patients.
• Undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified service.
• Use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient centred programmes.

Appropriate training and support will be provided to develop staff joining the Occupational Therapy team.
Duties may vary depending on the care group / department or assigned area of work.