228794 - Team Lead Occupational Therapist

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A national healthcare service in Scotland seeks a part-time Occupational Therapist to lead clinical and managerial aspects of the Mental Health services. This role involves significant leadership responsibilities and the flexibility to adapt to service needs, with a focus on providing high-quality patient care. A membership in the PVG Scheme and legal working permission in the UK are required. Applications are encouraged from candidates of diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme membership/record required.
• Legal permission to work in the United Kingdom essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership within Occupational Therapy service.
• Develop and implement service changes as a specialist resource.
• Supervise and appraise senior and junior staff.

Job description

Overview

Fixed Term - 6 Months

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

Role and Responsibilities

Within specific locality of Edinburgh HSCP the post-holder will have delegated responsibilities for the clinical, strategic and managerial leadership of the Occupational Therapy service in Adult Mental Health Community Mental Health Team, Substance Use Service and Mental Health Community Rehabilitation, ensuring provision of a quality service to patients and to provide leadership to senior and junior staff through supervision and appraisal. The post-holder will have delegated responsibilities for the professional leadership for the Occupational Therapy service in Adult Mental Health. The post-holder will develop and implement service changes and act as a specialist resource.

The post will be approximately 60% clinical and 40% management – flexible in line with service need.

Further information

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 Patricia Burns, Mental Health and Substance Misuse Manager on [e-mail]

Requirements

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 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 Visas and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Application and Diversity

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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.

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.