Occupational Therapist CAMHS - Specialist Children’s Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 21.6
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
We are seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist to work with children and young people (up to 18 years old) who have mental health difficulties within West Dunbartonshire CAMHS. The role involves delivering occupational therapy services as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will assess young people, contribute to care plans, and support neurodevelopmental diagnoses. The position focuses on helping young people maximise their occupational performance and participation in daily activities through individual and group interventions.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
256822
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
20/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
The Acorn Centre/Vale of Leven General Hospital
Employment type:
Fixed-term
Hours Per Week:
21.6
Job posted date:
01/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Specialist Children’s Services
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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 seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist with a particular interest in working with children and young people (up to 18 years old) who present with mental health difficulties. The post is based within West Dunbartonshire CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) and involves delivering an Occupational Therapy service within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be supported by a Lead Occupational Therapist and will form part of a wider C
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