The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the ICST East Kilbride Team.
A Band 7 Advanced Practitioner OT post has been created via skills mix to further support and maximise delivery on the current Discharge without Delay Agenda within Lanarkshire. The Advanced Practitioner OT will work across a multi-professional and multi-agency agenda basis using specialist skills and knowledge underpinned across the 4 pillars of practice. This will further ensure that we are maximizing function, reducing deconditioning, preventing hospital admission where appropriate, supporting people to return home as quickly as possible where hospital admission has been required, and delivering on the issues that people tell us really matter to them to enable them to live their lives in the way they want to.
The Advanced Practitioner will have the lead role in the delivery and development of specialist Occupational Therapy services for an NHSL-wide clinical area. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, work as an autonomous practitioner using specialist skills and knowledge. Undertake advanced assessment, diagnostics, and treatment to ensure a high standard of clinical intervention. Be responsible for practice education and assessment of Occupational Therapy students. Lead clinical audits and undertake research applicable to the specialist area of work.
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.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Degree in Occupational Therapy with valid HCPC Registration
2. Educated to Master's degree in occupational therapy or relevant specialty, or evidence of working towards Master's level qualification
3. Evidence of working at Level 7 Advanced Practitioner of the NMAHP Development Framework
4. A range of postgraduate education and short specialist courses relevant to the specialty.
5. Highly specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within the clinical specialty.
6. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines, standards and legislation relevant to the speciality.
7. Evidence of highly developed leadership skills.
8. Evidence of research, audit and quality improvement methodologies.
9. Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
10. Evidence of learning, development and teaching & skills.
11. Effective time management and prioritisation skills
12. Working knowledge of basic information technology
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13. A full valid UK driving licence holder would be desirable for this position to meet the needs of the service.
14. Supervisory management or leadership training
15. Experience of day to day management and supervision of staff
16. Experience of developing others and leading projects to support the clinical governance and accountability framework
17. Supervision and appraisal skills
18. Audit, research and reflection skills/ability
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Occupational Therapy within Hunters Health Centre.
The working pattern for this role is Day Shift.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
19. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
20. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
21. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
22. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
23. Occupational health services
24. Employee counselling services
25. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
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 .