Advert details:
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 26/11/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Midpark Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Department: Mental Health Rehabilitation

Are you passionate about recovery, rehabilitation and enabling people to live meaningful and fulfilling lives?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our developing Mental Health Rehabilitation Service. This exciting opportunity will allow you to play a key role in delivering a modern, recovery-focused rehabilitation pathway that supports individuals with complex mental health needs to build independence, develop life skills, achieve personal goals and successfully transition towards community living.

The service is currently undergoing redesign and will provide a range of innovative rehabilitation opportunities, including inpatient rehabilitation, rehabilitation in-reach to acute mental health wards, transitional support and community-based rehabilitation. You will contribute to shaping and developing this evolving service, ensuring that rehabilitation remains person-centred, evidence-based and focused on meaningful outcomes for those we support.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will bring specialist occupational therapy knowledge and rehabilitation expertise to support assessment, intervention, discharge planning and recovery. You will work in partnership with individuals, families, carers and a wide range of health, social care, housing and third-sector partners to promote recovery, social inclusion and successful community reintegration.

We are looking for someone who: you will gain experience

• Is passionate about rehabilitation, recovery and strengths-based practice.
• Is an excellent communicator who can build positive relationships and work collaboratively across disciplines and agencies.
• Is a supportive and effective team player who values the contribution of others.
• Can advocate confidently for individuals and ensure their voice remains central to care and decision-making.
• Has the confidence and professional credibility to respectfully challenge practice and influence positive change where required.
• Demonstrates compassion, resilience and a commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
• Is motivated to contribute to service development, quality improvement and innovation.
• Can promote hope, independence and meaningful occupational engagement for people experiencing mental health difficulties.

In return, you will have the opportunity to be part of an ambitious service redesign, contribute to the development of rehabilitation services across Dumfries and Galloway, and make a lasting difference to the lives of people experiencing mental health challenges.

If you are committed to recovery-focused practice and want to help shape the future of mental health rehabilitation services, we would love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries to - jacqueline.pike@nhs.scot

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES
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DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND – Some of our posts may require you to undergo a criminal records check. Changes as of the 1 April 2025 to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership now sees more roles requiring PVG that may not have needed this check in the past. If you are successful in this role you will be notified which level of check is required by the recruitment team. If you would like to read more information please visit: Disclosure levels - mygov.scot

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES
RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

WORK VISA
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UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).