Description Closing Date: Sunday 3rd August 2025 Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 19 th August 2025 Contract Type: Permanent Salary Range: FC8 £40,358.57 to £44,225.49 Working pattern: 36 hours per week Location: Kirkcaldy Town House Supporting Statement As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement. Job Details Working in the small but supportive specialist Postural Management Team, based at Kirkcaldy Town House, working with people with complex Postural Management needs and their carers. The post is full time permanent, working 36 hrs per week, Monday to Friday. The post will be based in the specialist postural management service in Kirkcaldy but will cover the whole of Fife. You will be required to contribute to the management and development of Postural management within the Community Occupational Therapy Service and delivering on providing training and guidance for carers. You will provide professional support for team members and OTs and Physiotherapists across the Fife Health and Social Care partnership. Provide outcome focussed intervention that has a positive impact on occupational performance. You will be required to undertake postural management assessments using clinical reasoning to make reliable professional judgements with a high level of autonomy, to identify appropriate seating and lying postural care solutions. Benefits include opportunities for staff development, opportunity to join the Fife Council Pension scheme, and mobile/flexible working opportunities. The Person You will have a sound working knowledge, and at least two years’ experience of working with people with complex Postural Management needs and their carers, with in depth knowledge of how poor posture can impact upon an individual’s functional ability, general health and quality of life. The successful candidate will be required to provide mentoring and support to Occupational Therapists to promote and support the development of knowledge, skills and effective practice to effect positive impact on the occupational performance of service users/patients. Applicants will be required to have a recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy at a minimum of SCQF level 9, as well as significant experience in postural management assessment and interventions. Applicants must also be registered with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). Ability to travel within Fife is essential. Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland. Further Information Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria - Role Profile How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information. Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services Directorate Information - Council Department Information Social Media - Search for more 'Fife Council Jobs' on Facebook or follow us on X @FCJobsOfficial. Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk For Further Information Contact: Neil Carnegie - neil.carnegie@fife.gov.uk