Clinical Support Worker

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We would like to invite you to come and join our Mental Health Occupational Therapy Service in Fife.

Our dedicated team of Occupational Therapists and Healthcare Support Workers work with the people of Fife aged 18 and over who are experiencing mental health problems. We work within inpatient settings including acute assessment, rehabilitation, forensic and low secure and within Community Mental Health Teams.

This post will offer you the opportunity to work across Fife with a range of patients using effective clinical decision making and evidence based practices to enable patients to achieve their personal outcomes.

We are a service that is forward thinking and dynamic and are always striving to improve our services for our patients and staff. We are currently engaging in a programme of transformational change and development in line with national and local strategy, standards and priorities for Mental Health and Occupational Therapy services. You would be actively involved in this service redesign work and would be able to be part of re-shaping the way Occupational Therapy services are delivered in Fife.

We aim to create a supportive work and innovative environment that enables professional and personal development. As well as providing a comprehensive induction programme, we are committed to the provision of protected CPD time, In-service Training, provision of clinical and service development forums, and Fife’s established clinical supervision framework to support you to carry out and develop within your role.

As a service, we recognise that staff are our biggest assets and we value staff, their wellbeing, safety, creativity and innovation. We promote a culture of openness, honesty, transparency and teamworking where everyone is treated with dignity, respect, care and compassion.

If you would like to find out more about the posts and opportunities within the service, please contact David Sanders, Team Lead Occupational Therapist on 01383 623623 ext 22148/56232 or david.sanders@nhs.scot.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

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.