Occupational Therapist – Community Hospital Discharge Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an HCPC-registered Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within the West Dunbartonshire Community Hospital Discharge Team. The role involves managing a complex clinical caseload of older and disabled adults, providing assessment, treatment, intervention, and expert advice across community settings. The focus is on promoting independence, supporting self-management, and facilitating timely hospital discharge. The post holder will contribute to interdisciplinary assessments, case coordination, and service delivery, while also engaging in staff supervision and service development.
Useful to know
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:
259351
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
27/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
See below
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
17/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Community Hospital Discharge Team
Job Advert
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:
This is an excellent opportunity for an HCPC-registered Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within the West Dunbartonshire Community Hospital Discharge Team, managing a complex clinical caseload of older and disabled adults with multiple pathologies. The role involves working autonomously and as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, treatment, intervention, and expert advice across community settings, including service users’ homes and other discharge destinations.
The focus of the service is to promote independence, support self-ma
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