Peripatetic Occupational Therapist - Care & Repair, Pullar House, Perth - PKC13720

Peripatetic Occupational Therapist, Care & Repair (Fixed Term for 2 Years) - PKC13720 £If so, an exciting new vacancy has arisen within the Perth and Kinross HSCP for an Occupational Therapist to support and work alongside our Care & Repair Service. This is a full time, 36 hours per week, peripatetic role (Fixed 2 year contract) covering all localities across Perth & Kinross and will focus on private sector housing. You will be working with a supportive and collaborative team of Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Senior Clerical Assistants based throughout our other Perth and Kinross integrated localities. You will work closely with colleagues based within the Care & Repair team to deliver a service that will meet existing and future needs.  We have great employee benefits i.e. hybrid working/flexitime/flexible working/pension scheme/health & wellbeing. We can offer you a wide range of opportunities for your continuous professional development.   We provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.  We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist who is skilled in assessment, rehabilitation, moving and handling and planning & building design.  As an Occupational Therapist within the team you will be required to work with people of all ages who require specialist Occupational Therapy intervention.  There is a key focus on early intervention, prevention and a reablement approach across all services. You will be expected to undertake comprehensive assessments and to arrange the provision of basic and specialist equipment, minor adaptations and community supports to assist individuals to achieve their optimum level of independence in the community. For this particular post, experience in building design and complex environmental adaptations is also highly desirable and is an essential key function in order to undertake this role. Inhouse training and support will also be available. You must have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy You must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross. A generous annual leave package ~6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day ~ Eligibility to join our pension scheme ~ Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working , Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave , time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework ~ We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development. For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree. Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Carol Cowan, Occupational Therapy Team Leader on 07341 077657 to find out more. We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government. Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.