NR243849 - Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Community Rehabilitation

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist – Community Rehabilitation

Band 7 • 36 hours per week (1 WTE) • PermanentMoray Health & Social Care PartnershipGlassgreen Therapy Team & West of Moray

Are you an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist looking to take the next step in your career?We are delighted to invite applications for a permanent Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist working in community rehabilitation across the west of Moray.

About the Role

As a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in delivering high‑quality, person‑centred Occupational Therapy within the community. You will work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, offering community rehabilitation to adults with a broad spectrum of conditions affecting their daily functioning.

You will empower patients to improve and manage their own health and wellbeing through proactive Occupational Therapy interventions, self‑management strategies, and tailored functional rehabilitation.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a candidate who can demonstrate:

• Extensive Post‑graduate training and relevant clinical experience
• A commitment to further professional development
• Confidence working at Highly Specialist Practice level within a fast‑paced community rehabilitation
• Strong clinical reasoning, autonomy, and decision‑making skills
• The ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

You will receive clinical supervision from a Lead Occupational Therapist and will also provide supervision to a support worker.

A key part of this role includes promoting awareness of Occupational Therapy within community rehabilitation, supporting the development of the service, and contributing to ongoing service evaluation and improvement.

About the Service

The Moray Occupational Therapy Team is a well‑established and supportive service with:

• Robust supervision and mentoring structures
• Strong quality review and audit frameworks
• Close working relationships across AHP groups, wider multidisciplinary teams, and national networks

Moray also offers an exceptionally beautiful and welcoming environment in which to live and work.

Want to Know More?

We would be delighted to hear from you.

Contact:

• Katie Parry, Deputy Occupational Therapy Deputy Lead, Moray katie.parry@nhs.scot
• Dawn Duncan, Occupational Therapy Manager, Moraydawn.duncan@nhs.scot

Interviews will take place on 10th June 2026 at Dunbarney House, Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

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.

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Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.

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