Specialist OT – Frailty & Rehab (Older Adults)

NHS Lanarkshire; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

35 days annual leave

Annual incremental salary progression

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a motivated Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Medicine for the Older Adult service at University Hospital Hairmyres. You will manage a complex caseload, deliver targeted rehabilitation, and support safe discharge planning within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team.

The post offers a Band 6 salary with opportunities to develop specialist skills in frailty and rehabilitation while contributing to service improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Postgraduate expertise within specialty / area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead triage, assessment and rehabilitation for a specialist caseload in medicine for older adults.
• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and modify treatment interventions to meet complex patient needs.
• Assess patient capacity, gain informed consent and work within a safeguarding framework.
• Prescribe equipment to facilitate independence and minimise risk.
• Provide education to OT staff, multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies.
• Educate patients, carers and the public.
• Induct and supervise OT students and learners.

Skills

HCPC registration

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Postgraduate specialization

Job description

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a motivated Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Medicine for the Older Adult service at University Hospital Hairmyres. You will manage a complex caseload, deliver targeted rehabilitation, and support safe discharge planning within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team.

The post offers a Band 6 salary with opportunities to develop specialist skills in frailty and rehabilitation while contributing to service improvement initiatives.