Occupational Therapist (Care Services) - GLA15879

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership is seeking an Occupational Therapist (Care Services) to join the team covering North and South Areas from Blair Court, Glasgow. The role focuses on functional assessments, equipment provision, goal setting and tailored interventions to maximise independence within the Home Care and community setting.

Applicants must hold a Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration is required.
• PVG Scheme membership is essential on taking up appointment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct functional assessments to determine care needs.
• Provide equipment and minor home adaptations.
• Support goal setting and deliver tailored interventions to maximise independence.
• Manage a varied caseload and collaborate with Social Care Workers, Home Carers and multidisciplinary teams.

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Job Description

Role - Occupational Therapist (Care Services)
Location - GCHSCP, Care Services, covering North and South Areas, Blair Court, 100 Borron Street, Glasgow, G4 9XE
Contract Status - Permanent

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Glasgow City HSCP's Care Services Occupational Therapy team at a time of significant development and change. As we review and reshape how services are delivered across the city, this role offers a genuine opportunity to influence future models of care, contribute to service improvement and help shape the direction of one of Scotland's largest care services.

Working within an Occupational Therapy-led assessment and reablement service, you will play a central role in supporting people to remain independent in their own homes, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, and supporting timely discharge from hospital. You will work closely with colleagues across health and social care to deliver person-centred assessment, intervention, and review, helping people achieve outcomes that matter to them.

This is a service operating at significant scale:
Supporting more than 4,800 people across Glasgow through Home Care services.
Delivering over 4.2 million home care visits each year.
Supporting more than 8,600 hospital discharge referrals annually.
Providing reablement support to over 3,300 people each year.

The Occupational Therapy service sits at the heart of Glasgow's Maximising Independence approach. Every new referral is screened for reablement potential, ensuring people receive the right support at the right time. The impact of this work is clear, with almost half of those completing a reablement programme requiring no ongoing home care support. This not only improves outcomes for individuals but also helps people maintain their independence and remain connected to their communities.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will undertake functional assessments, provide equipment, and minor adaptations, support goal setting and deliver tailored interventions designed to maximise independence. You will manage a varied caseload and work alongside Social Care Workers, Home Carers, Team Leaders, and wider multidisciplinary teams.

This is an exciting time to join the service. We are reviewing our current operating model and looking at new ways of delivering assessment, reablement and community support. We are keen to hear from Occupational Therapists who want to contribute ideas, influence service development, and help shape how services are delivered across Glasgow in the years ahead.

If you are passionate about supporting independence, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and want to be part of a service that makes a real difference every day, we would welcome your application.

Applicants must possess a Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
Please refer to the Person Specification for full details of the required qualifications, skills, knowledge and competencies that are required for the above role.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above role will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

Registration to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is an essential requirement for this role.

These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Interviews will take place week commencing 28th September 2026.

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact: Duty Team Leader by emailing: [e-mail]

Working for us!

For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) please visit the following websites:

GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service

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There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement .

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see Working for Us\Job Evaluation