Advanced Occupational Therapy Practitioner

NHS National Services Scotland; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking a Band 7 Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist to lead and develop specialist services. This role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team, undertaking advanced assessments, and ensuring high standards of clinical intervention. Candidates require a degree in Occupational Therapy and valid HCPC registration, along with strong leadership and communication skills. This is a full-time, permanent position based in East Kilbride.

Benefits

27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Qualifications

• Evidence of working at Level 7 Advanced Practitioner of the NMAHP Development Framework.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines relevant to the specialty.
• Evidence of research, audit and quality improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead role in delivery and development of specialist Occupational Therapy services.
• Undertake advanced assessment, diagnostics, and treatment.
• Be responsible for practice education and assessment of Occupational Therapy students.

Skills

Highly developed leadership skills

Excellent listening skills

Effective time management

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy with valid HCPC Registration

Educated to Master's degree in occupational therapy or relevant specialty

Job description

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the ICST East Kilbride Team.

A Band 7 Advanced Practitioner OT post has been created via skills mix to further support and maximise delivery on the current Discharge without Delay Agenda within Lanarkshire. The Advanced Practitioner OT will work across a multi-professional and multi-agency agenda basis using specialist skills and knowledge underpinned across the 4 pillars of practice. This will further ensure that we are maximizing function, reducing deconditioning, preventing hospital admission where appropriate, supporting people to return home as quickly as possible where hospital admission has been required, and delivering on the issues that people tell us really matter to them to enable them to live their lives in the way they want to.

The Advanced Practitioner will have the lead role in the delivery and development of specialist Occupational Therapy services for an NHSL-wide clinical area. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, work as an autonomous practitioner using specialist skills and knowledge. Undertake advanced assessment, diagnostics, and treatment to ensure a high standard of clinical intervention. Be responsible for practice education and assessment of Occupational Therapy students. Lead clinical audits and undertake research applicable to the specialist area of work.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

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.

What we’ll need you to bring

• Degree in Occupational Therapy with valid HCPC Registration
• Educated to Master's degree in occupational therapy or relevant specialty, or evidence of working towards Master's level qualification
• Evidence of working at Level 7 Advanced Practitioner of the NMAHP Development Framework
• A range of postgraduate education and short specialist courses relevant to the specialty.
• Highly specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within the clinical specialty.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines, standards and legislation relevant to the speciality.
• Evidence of highly developed leadership skills.
• Evidence of research, audit and quality improvement methodologies.
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Evidence of learning, development and teaching & skills.
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• A full valid UK driving licence holder would be desirable for this position to meet the needs of the service.
• Supervisory management or leadership training
• Experience of day to day management and supervision of staff
• Experience of developing others and leading projects to support the clinical governance and accountability framework
• Supervision and appraisal skills
• Audit, research and reflection skills/ability

Contract type

Permanent
Full time
37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Occupational Therapy within Hunters Health Centre.
The working pattern for this role is Day Shift.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
For any further information, please contact Jennifer Houston OT Team Lead via email [e-mail] or on mobile [phone].

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work‑life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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