NHS Ayrshire & Arran
253155 R1 (KMc) Occupational Therapy Team Lead
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NHS Scotland Job Description
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.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part-time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Team Lead Occupational Therapists; North West and North East Localities
Community Rehabilitation; Prevention of Admission, Discharge to Assess and Reablement
Are you a quick thinking, flexible, and confident Occupational Therapist ready to lead a fast-paced integrated community team? Can you navigate the challenges of working at the interface of hospital and community, supporting people home from hospital in a timely manner and preventing other people from being admitted to hospital unnecessarily? If so, we have two Team Lead posts in our friendly, supportive team.
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We are looking for Team Lead Occupational Therapists to join our city-wide service to lead and manage a team of Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners across Discharge to Assess, Prevention of Admission, and Reablement work streams. This is an exciting time to join the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership as we continue to develop our services and expand our AHP portfolio across the Partnership. You will make a vital contribution to enabling people to return home from hospital as soon as medically able and in supporting people to remain at home rather than being admitted to hospital.
As well as providing a Leadership role for both NHS and Local Authority Occupational Therapists, you will work as part of an integrated team with Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, and Community Therapy assistants on a daily basis. You will have excellent organisational skills and be a clear, kind, and effective communicator. Previous experience of working in a rehabilitation or community setting with highly developed discharge planning skills is essential.
We are a city-wide service and there is an expectation for you to be based in one of four Community bases throughout the city, depending on the priority needs of the service.
For an informal chat, please reach out to Lynn Freeman, Community Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy Manager at lynn.freeman1@nhs.scot or on 07483352615.
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Please see the job description and person specification for more details. The successful applicant will have the choice of being employed by City of Edinburgh Council or NHS Lothian.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
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