Lead Occupational Therapist - Job Share

An exciting job share opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Lead Occupational Therapist at the State Hospital. You will be responsible for the clinical and managerial leadership of an innovative and progressive Forensic Mental Health Occupational Therapy service, ensuring provision of a quality service to patients and providing leadership to senior and junior staff through supervision and appraisal. The post-holder will develop and implement service changes and act as a specialist resource. It is an exciting time to join the Occupational Therapy team, with the implementation of a new clinical model and the development of multi-disciplinary patient care pathways that you will help to shape.

We have a dedicated Occupational Therapy Service forming part of a larger supportive Allied Health Professions Team based in a purpose-built hospital located in a rural Lanarkshire. We are commutable from most major towns and cities and offer great facilities, supervision/support, CPD, and development opportunities.

You will have a BSc in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent) with current HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist. The post holder will have postgraduate expertise within the forensic specialty and a management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development. You will have excellent leadership and communication skills and have a proven record of service development and evaluation.

The closing date for applications is 21st April 2025. For an informal discussion please contact Lindsey MacGregor, Lead Allied Health Professional on 01555 840293 ext 4390.

If you have any queries or require assistance regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact the HR Team to discuss your requirements.

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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. It should be noted that the State Hospital is a high secure hospital and the current organisational position based on a risk assessment is that we welcome applications from people under the age of 18 for non-clinical roles; however, to be eligible for a clinical role, applicants should be 18 years and older. Should you have any questions in relation to this please contact TSH.Jobs@nhs.scot.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check this entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa, and settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, and if you can demonstrate such cover, please refer to the GOV.UK website. For specific types of post, it might be possible to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found on the GOV.UK website. Please note that the State Hospital is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you have an appropriate right to work in the UK BEFORE applying.

Starting from 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will be reduced from 37.5 to 37 hours, and part-time staff will get a pro-rata reduction in their working hours without losing any earnings. Although the State Hospital will implement this change, it may not be possible to transition fully from 1 April. Therefore, there may be some areas in the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department cannot safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety. Of course, you will be remunerated accordingly. The State Hospital is committed to fully implementing the 37-hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.