Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS Highland; Inverness; Sur place; GBP 43 000 - 53 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working options may be avail.

Résumé du poste

NHS Highland is seeking an experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the National Treatment Centre, Inverness. You will work within the Orthopaedic Unit providing pre- and post-operative care and supporting a 7-day service with weekend rota. Training and CPD are part of the role.

The post holder will be based permanently at the NTC-H and will be supported by AHP leads, with involvement in service development and data collection.

Qualifications

• Experience with Orthopaedic patients
• Postgraduate orthopaedic experience desirable
• Involvement in audit/data collection

Responsabilités

• Provide pre- and post-op care for elective Orthopaedic patients.
• Work as part of the AHP team to support Band 4 Associate Practitioners and OT students.
• Contribute to audit/data collection with support from senior staff.

Description du poste

Specialist Occupational Therapist
Job reference: 263284
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 08/11/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: National Treatment Centre
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 18
Job posted date: 25/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: National Treatment Centre, Inverness

Job Advert

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.

Are you looking for a new challenge? An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist who is keen to develop their clinical knowledge and skills within the Orthopaedic Unit at the National Treatment Centre-Highland (NTC-H)

The NTC-H is a 24-bed unit, situated at the city's University Campus, which provides elective inpatient orthopaedic and ophthalmology services to patients over 7 days.

The successful applicant will be based permanently at the NTC-H working as part of the AHP team to provide pre and post op care for elective Orthopaedic patients. This is a 7-day service and includes weekend working on a rota basis.

Skill sharing within the AHP team is part of this role and training will be provided to ensure competencies are achieved for this.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical assessment in the management of Orthopaedic patients. Post graduate orthopaedic experience is desirable.

The post holder will be supported by the AHP leads within the team. They will provide support for the Band 4 Associate Practitioners and OT students.

The post-holder should have experience of service development and will be expected to be involved in audit/data collection with support from senior staff.

An active CPD programme, Turas and staff appraisal systems are in operation.

Informal enquiries:

Kirsteen Kelly, B7 AHP Team Lead, Hayley Lapka, B7 AHP Team Lead. Email [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Flexible Working

• Flexible working options may be available, depending on the role and service needs. If this is important to you, please discuss it at interview.

Internal candidates

• Some posts are internal only
• If you work for NHS Highland, make sure your Jobtrain profile shows this

What is it like to work for NHS Highland?

• Visit https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/careers/ to find out more about living and working in our area
• Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers

Values:

Care and compassion; Dignity and respect; Openness, honesty and responsibility; Quality and teamwork

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

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