Occupational Therapist
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- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 36
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the new Argyll & Bute Enhanced Community Dementia Service. The role involves working within a multi-professional team to provide specialist dementia care, supporting individuals at home and facilitating discharges from inpatient settings. You will contribute to service improvements and help shape the developing enhanced team. The position requires strong assessment, treatment, and discharge planning skills, with a focus on maintaining meaningful skills for community patients.
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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:
258499
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
16/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
Various locations throughout Argyll & Bute HSCP
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
01/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Highland
Department:
Occupational Therapy Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay
Job Advert
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.
An exciting role has opened within the new Argyll & Bute Enhanced Community Dementia Service. We are looking to recruit a motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our growing service.
The service comprises of three teams staffed with mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, senior health care support workers and Alzheimer Scotland post diagnostic link workers. All of the teams are an integral part of the Argyll and Bute Enhanced Community Dementia service and work jointly with Community Health Services, Mental Health, Primary Care and other agencies including social care.
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