Job details
- Job reference: 253669
- Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
- Job closing date: 26/07/2026
- Job Type: Allied Health Professions
- Location: Jeanie Deans Centre
- Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 12/07/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Reablement Occupational Therapy - Helensurgh Community
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Fixed term until 26/01/2027 (Secondment opportunity)
Location: Jeanie Deans Unit, Victoria Integrated Care Centre, Helensburgh
About us
Our team provides an Occupational Therapy service to the community of Helensburgh and Lomond. We are an Integrated Occupational Therapy Team based in the VICC in Helensburgh and work primarily with the adult population.
Peer support is provided by our experienced wider Occupational Therapy team with a broad range of specialisms and areas of special interest and CPD is fully supported.
About the role
This post offers the opportunity for a highly motivated and confident Band 6 to join our Integrated Occupational Therapy Team in this key role. You will work as part of a team of Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioner OT’s and Healthcare Support Workers, working across Community, Reablement and Hospital Prevention and Discharge.
You will have a broad skill mix as is required in a fully integrated Occupational Therapy setting and will be required to carry a complex caseload of patient needs within the community setting. You will be responsible for providing day to day supervision and support to the OT team including your peers and junior staff. You will be expected to support the Occupational Therapy Team Lead and deputise when required. You will also work closely with a range of both statutory and third sector organisations.
About you
Essential - The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and confident individual who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as good self-awareness and the ability to work as part of a team. Conscientious, calm and be able to adapt to change or unpredictable circumstances. You should also have a Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy, be HCPC registered and have full UK driving licence and access to a car.
Informal enquiries: In first instance Sarah Taylor Occupational Therapy Team Lead for Helensburgh and Lomond. Sarah.taylor6@nhs.scot or, if unavailable Julie Henderson, A&B Occupational Therapy Professional Lead. Julie.Henderson6@nhs.scot
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- Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers. / Tha fàilte air tagraidhean bho luchd‑labhairt na Gàidhlig.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.
Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.
Care and compassion
Dignity and respect
Openness, honesty and responsibility
Quality and teamwork
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