About the Organisation
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.
The Role
* Manage own specialist caseload, using evidence-based practice and person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in both hospital and community settings.
* Provide day to day supervision for occupational therapy staff, support staff and students
* Provide specialist clinical intervention and consultation to occupational therapy staff and other disciplines
Duties may vary depending on the care group / clinical specialty / assigned area of work
Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
In this key role, you will:
Within NHS Lanarkshire, the department delivers Occupational Therapy services across the whole population (≈ 644,000) including acute, community and primary care services. It is structured into care groups as outlined within the section 4 (Organisational Chart). It is a hosted service and is operationally accountable to the Head of Health and Social Care and professionally accountable to the AHP director.
What You'll Bring
* Registered Occupational Therapist with valid HCPC Registration
* Educated to and operating at Degree Level
* Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
* Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
* A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
What we Offer
* Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
* Generous NHS pension scheme
* Annual incremental salary progression
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Ruth Marshall, OT Team Lead on Ruth.Marshall@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on marion.bisset@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application.
You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack.
Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
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