Please note fixed term 1 year 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. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes. This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. To undertake the role of an Advanced Occupational Therapist (AOTP) within Emergency Medicine, in both an in-patient and outreach settings, utilising high levels of autonomous decision making and clinical judgment, ensuring that patient health needs are met through the diagnosis and the management of highly complex patient conditions including assessment, treatment and review planning processes in partnership with patients and families. To provide highly specialist advice to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients and relatives within the area of Emergency Medicine. The AOTP role encompasses that of expert clinician, educator and leader. To take a key role in clinically leading and developing the team within the service to improve practice and work collaboratively, implementing and evaluating evidence based standards, guidelines and policies. To clinically lead and be actively involved in quality improvement and research activity which will contribute to the development of the service. For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact alison.buchanan@nhs.scot or laura.rowlinson@nhs.scot