Occupational Therapist; KA

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Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist – Full time, Permanent Post in Acute Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

• Support timely assessment of patients who can be discharged within a short period of time and those who require assessment to support decision making on their discharge pathway.
• Provide follow up to patients able to return home with a short period of time once transferred to other clinical areas on site.
• Contribute to the acute medical team, providing input to the emergency department, acute medical receiving unit and medical wards.
• Work flexibly across areas within the acute medical remit and adapt to changing patient needs.

• Excellent communication, time management and prioritisation skills.
• A team player who can work flexibly across areas within the acute medical remit.
• A high standard of Occupational Therapy assessment, problem solving and intervention skills.
• Clinical experience working as an Occupational Therapist within an acute or rehabilitation setting.
• Experience of providing clinical or nonclinical supervision.

Formal supervision, development opportunities and peer support from an experienced and friendly team. Weekend working is part of the 5‑over‑7 day working pattern. Strong network links to the hospital via bus services.

Aoife Kelly, Acute Medicine Team Lead Occupational Therapist
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Niall Ennis, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
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