Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
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- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- 21.6
- Hours / week
- 21.6
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This is a 12-month fixed-term position for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist within the Dundee Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Pathway. The role involves assessment and management of ADHD, including medication initiation/titration and health monitoring. The postholder will collaborate with various mental health professionals and partner organisations to ensure effective service delivery. The aim is to shift from direct CMHT delivery to a unified Neurodevelopmental Condition pathway.
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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:
260202
Salary:
Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date:
02/10/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
Wedderburn House
Employment type:
Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week:
21.6
Job posted date:
18/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Tayside
Department:
Community Mental Health Teams ADHD
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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.
12-month Fixed term position
Dundee Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Pathway (CMHT)
The rates at which people have presented to services requesting formal assessment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADHD) and other Neurodevelopmental Conditions has increased significantly in recent years necessitating a different model of service delivery.
Referrals for ADHD are currently sent to one of two locality-based Community Mental Health Teams in Dundee (East and West). The demand/capacity issues in relation to ADHD and the impact of this in responding to other common clinical problems managed within CMHT
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