Specialist Occupational Therapist
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- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 28.8
- Hours / week
- 28.8
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist at Seafield Hospital in Buckie, Moray. You will provide inpatient occupational therapy services to patients in the hospital's 22 beds, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate safe and timely discharge. Additionally, you will offer community rehabilitation services to the Buckie and Cullen locality. The position involves clinical supervision from a Band 7 OT and supervising Band 3 Generic Therapy Support Workers.
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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:
256607
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
28/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
Seafield Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
28.8
Job posted date:
15/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Grampian
Department:
Occupational Therapy
Job Advert
Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6)
Seafield Hospital, Buckie - Moray H&SCP
28.8 hours per week
Permanent
Seafield Hospital is a busy Community Hospital serving patients from the Buckie locality and across Moray and needs a suitably qualified Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist
This successful applicant, as a member of the Moray Community Hospitals Occupational Therapy Team, will provide an inpatient service to patients in Seafield Hospital’s 22 beds working closely with the multi-disciplinary/multi-agency teams. The successful applicant will assess and treat patients with a variety of conditions and complexity to facilitate their safe and timely discharge home and also provide a community rehabilitation service to the Buckie and Cullen locality.
The post holder will be able to demonstrate post-graduate training and experiential knowledge and be willing to undertake further training. You will be clinically supervised by a Band 7 Occupational Therapist and in turn supervise Band 3 G
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