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 perks 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 [email protected] If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected]

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