Specialist Occupational Therapist - Addiction Services

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Kolkata; On-site; INR 3,488,000 - 5,730,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

NHS discounts and more

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to manage a specialist caseload in hospital and community settings. You will lead triage, assessment, and rehabilitation, and supervise OT staff and students within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

The role requires HCPC registration, degree-level education, and postgraduate expertise in the relevant specialty, with a full UK/EU driving licence. This fixed-term post runs for 12 months.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered OT with valid registration.
• Degree-level education in a relevant field.
• Postgraduate expertise in the specialty area.
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Triage, assessment and rehabilitation for a specialist caseload.
• Provide specialist education and advice to OT staff and MDT.
• Plan and organise service delivery within designated area.
• Undertakes audit and research in line with clinical governance.

Education

Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC Registration

Degree level education

Postgraduate expertise in specialty area

Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines

Job description

About The Organisation

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.

The Role

• Manage own specialist caseload, using evidence-based practice and person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in both hospital and community settings.
• Provide day to day supervision for occupational therapy staff, support staff and students
• Provide specialist clinical intervention and consultation to occupational therapy staff and other disciplines

Duties may vary depending on the care group / clinical specialty / assigned area of work.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In This Key Role, You Will

• Responsible for the Occupational Therapy triage, assessment and rehabilitation for a specialist caseload
• Provide specialist education and advice to occupational therapy staff members, multi-disciplinary team and other agencies.
• Plan and organise the delivery of service within designated area of work.
• Undertakes audit and research in line with clinical governance agenda and may lead specific projects.

What You'll Bring

• Registered Occupational Therapist with valid HCPC Registration
• Educated to and operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What We Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Poppy Arkless, Team Leader via [e-mail].