Advanced Practitioner Childrens OccupationaL Therapy
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- Band
- Band 7
- Pattern
- 28.8
- Hours / week
- 28.8
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Role summary
This role is for an Advanced Practitioner in Children's Occupational Therapy, providing professional guidance and support to the team. You will contribute to service development and maintain high clinical standards. The position involves working collaboratively with health, education, and social care colleagues in a rural setting, supporting children and families across Mid Argyll, Kintyre, and Islay. Applicants need current HCPC registration and a minimum of five years' post-qualification experience.
Key responsibilities
- Provide professional guidance, supervision, and support to members of the Children’s Occupational Therapy team.
- Contribute to service development and support the implementation of best practice.
- Help maintain high standards of clinical care across the team.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across health, education, and social care.
- Travel across Mid Argyll, Kintyre, and Islay, and wider areas of Argyll and Bute where required.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £52,845 – £61,466 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
251461
Salary:
Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date:
02/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
Base negotiable within Argyll & Bute HSCP
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
28.8
Job posted date:
19/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Highland
Department:
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Band 7 Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist – (base negotiable within Argyll and Bute HSCP) Children’s Services (Argyll and Bute)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist to join the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service based in Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, covering [contact details removed], Kintyre, and Islay.
The Advanced Practitioner will play a key role within the service, providing advanced clinical expertise alongside leadership in professional practice.
This post works in close collaboration with the Team Leader, who retains overall opera
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