Advanced Specialist Occupational Therapist - Clinical Speciality Eating Disorder - Specialist Children’s Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

We are looking for an innovative and motivated Advanced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join Connect ED, a Specialist Eating Disorder Service within Tier 4 CAMHS. This is an exciting opportunity to provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, intervention and clinical leadership for young people experiencing complex eating disorders. Working as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team, you will support recovery through a strengths-based, occupation-focused approach that helps young people reconnect with meaningful roles, routines, relationships and community participation. Alongside managing a complex caseload, you will play a key role in service development, workforce education and the creation of innovative occupational pathways that improve engagement and outcomes. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde offers an excellent professional environment with strong leadership support, access to continuing professional development and a well-established Occupational Therapy network committed to excellence in care.

The post covers a broad geographical area across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the successful candidate will be required to travel independently and efficiently between sites to meet the needs of the service

All roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Part-time, Permanent
• You will be based at Templeton Business Centre
• Working Pattern: Monday - Friday
  
  

Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, intervention and management for young people with complex eating disorders and mental health needs
• Lead and develop occupational therapy pathways and programmes that enhance engagement, recovery and participation in meaningful daily activities
• Manage a complex clinical caseload and provide evidence-based, occupation-focused interventions across a range of settings
• Provide specialist advice, consultation and support to colleagues across CAMHS, Specialist Children's Services and partner agencies
• Lead and contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement initiatives
• Deliver occupational therapy group programmes and contribute to wider multidisciplinary team responsibilities and duty functions
• Support workforce development through training, supervision, education and sharing specialist knowledge across the Occupational Therapy network
  
  

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy with current HCPC registration
• Significant experience in occupational therapy practice with specialist knowledge relevant to children, young people and mental health services
• Evidence of ongoing postgraduate learning and continuing professional development relevant to the specialty area
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with young people, families and multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of managing complex clinical presentations and delivering specialist assessment and intervention
• Ability to lead service development, influence practice, support learning and contribute to audit and research activity
• Excellent organisational, time management and clinical reasoning skills with the ability to travel independently across the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area
  
  

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
  
  

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Morven Brown / Sophie Cree, Lead Occupational Therapist / Clinical Lead on 0141 232 6420 / 0141 201 0808 or Morven.brown@nhs.scot / Sophie.cree@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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