Occupational Therapist – Rotational Post across Ayrshire and Arran
Job reference: 263255
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date: 08/11/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Various Sites Across Ayrshire
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Job posted date: 23/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Department: 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.

Who we are:
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

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Position:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Occupational Therapists - Rotational, based across East and South Ayrshire.

What you will do:
You will work in an agreed area of Occupational Therapy ensuring the provision of quality services. In Ayrshire and Arran we have developed a pan Ayrshire rotation across a range of clinical specialties and settings in North, South and East Ayrshire. The rotations are one year in duration.

You will work in partnership with colleagues, as part of the multi-disciplinary and Occupational Therapy team and will manage a caseload, using evidence based principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. You will be passionate in empowering service users to achieve their goals and to remain as independent and active as possible. Participation in service improvement is expected and encouraged.

Your role will involve promotion and education to relevant stakeholders. It is therefore essential that you possess effective communication skills, which will include presentation skills, written reporting skills and interpersonal skills. You will also be required to develop effective networks with colleagues across health, local authority and partner agencies.

You will be joining teams who are enthusiastic and committed to delivering compassionate, person centred, strengths based and innovative care.

Post holder will have an understanding of the current agendas influencing services and be able to evidence continuous professional development.

Successful applicants whose registration is pending would be aligned to a band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner role until such times as their HCPC registration is complete.

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

• A Diploma, BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy or within 6 months completion of a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy are essential requirements
• Requires to have completed Flying Start and be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of Occupational Therapy, through CPD, Post Graduate training, evidence of additional knowledge and experience
• Must have varied clinical experience of working in a relevant speciality
• Current Health and Care Professions Council Registration (existing or pending within 6 months)
• Evidence of sound clinical knowledge and skills.
• Excellent communication skills particularly with multi-agencies.
• Evidence of development of leadership and supervision skills.
• Committed to team & personal development with evidence of self-directed learning.
• Mandatory and Statutory training (MAST) and role specific MAST

Hours:
37 hours per week

UK Driving Licence/Car Ownership:
A UK car licence and access to a car is essential to this role.

Contact:
Christine Breslin, Service Manager on 01294 323041 or Christine.Breslin@aapct.scot.nhs.uk or Janet Millar on 01294 323560 or Janet.Millar@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

Please note that we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once enough applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

Additional information for overseas candidates
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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Additional information for all candidates

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• Please note, for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is, without exception, granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.