Specialist Occupational Therapist
NHS Scotland
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Renfrew, Scotland
Contract type: Full time
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
Occupational Therapy staff in mental health services work in multi-disciplinary teams to provide specialist and generic services which enables service users to achieve health, well-being and optimum function. Service users participate in graded treatment, thus limiting the impact of physical health and mental health problems on ability to function independently.
Occupational therapy assessments are utilised within the team and by external agencies to identify the person’s functional ability and provide a baseline on which levels of support may be required/identified to maintain a level of independence in a variety of living environments.
Your Duties Will Include
Work within Renfrewshire CAMHS multi-agency structure.
Independently manage a caseload of complex cases taking on the role of care manager/key worker as required.
Act independently to assess occupational needs of a defined client group utilising highly specialist skills to assess, implement, grade and evaluate appropriate treatment programmes, whilst incorporating risk assessment to maximise functional independence and rehabilitation potential.
Act independently to assess individual service users to determine their need for occupational therapy intervention through client-centred practice.
Work collaboratively with service users to identify goals as part of the overall care plan using specialist/standardised assessment tools.
You Should Have
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
Registered with the HCPC.
Must hold or gain a practice education qualification.
Up to date mandatory and statutory training record e.g. Fire safety, management of aggression. Proven specialist skills and knowledge in relation to OT in mental health and/or young people gained through a range of short specialist course and experience gained through working in multi-disciplinary or multi agency teams.
Informal Contact: Shannon Elder, Lead Occupational Therapist at [email protected] or 0141 889 8981.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.
Occupational Therapy staff in mental health services work in multi-disciplinary teams to provide specialist and generic services which enables service users to achieve health, well-being and optimum function. Service users participate in graded treatment, thus limiting the impact of physical health and mental health problems on ability to function independently.
Occupational therapy assessments are utilised within the team and by external agencies to identify the person’s functional ability and provide a baseline on which levels of support may be required/identified to maintain a level of independence in a variety of living environments.
Your Duties Will Include
Work within Renfrewshire CAMHS multi-agency structure.
Independently manage a caseload of complex cases taking on the role of care manager/key worker as required.
Act independently to assess occupational needs of a defined client group utilising highly specialist skills to assess, implement, grade and evaluate appropriate treatment programmes, whilst incorporating risk assessment to maximise functional independence and rehabilitation potential.
Act independently to assess individual service users to determine their need for occupational therapy intervention through client-centred practice.
Work collaboratively with service users to identify goals as part of the overall care plan using specialist/standardised assessment tools.
You Should Have
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
Registered with the HCPC.
Must hold or gain a practice education qualification.
Up to date mandatory and statutory training record e.g. Fire safety, management of aggression. Proven specialist skills and knowledge in relation to OT in mental health and/or young people gained through a range of short specialist course and experience gained through working in multi-disciplinary or multi agency teams.
Informal Contact: Shannon Elder, Lead Occupational Therapist at [email protected] or 0141 889 8981.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.
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