SWRK - G3 Occupational Therapist

SWRK 3520 - G3 Occupational Therapist (605651)

South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom

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ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by1 February 2026 at 11:55PM

Location: East Kilbride Local office
Hours: 35 hours per week, Permanent
Work Pattern: Monday - Friday
Salary / Hourly Rate: £46,005 - £46,991 per year

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join this supportive and forward thinking multi-professional, multi-agency team within East Kilbride as an Occupational Therapist.

The Home Assessment Team model delivers on the national priority agenda of Discharge Without Delay through truly integrated working between Local Authority, Health and Third Sector. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop and utilise clinical and rehabilitation skills to support the people of Clydesdale to live at home as independently as possible and achieve the goals that really matter to them in a way that puts the person at the centre of their treatment and decisions about their lives.

Supportive supervision and CPD structures are embedded in the practice of the team and this post offers the opportunity to develop and utilise leadership skills whilst having a real impact on future service delivery in the area.

You will work within the Home Assessment Team in East Kilbride locality

The successful candidate will be required to provide a community based occupational service on behalf of Social Work Resources:

• To implement occupational therapy principles within the auspices of community practice, maintaining high standards of professional practice and provision.
• To undertake, in conjunction with clients and/or their advocate, comprehensive specialist assessments within the community setting.
• To formulate and co-ordinate care plans on complex disability related issues, in accordance with community care procedures.
• To provide direct occupational therapy service intervention in efforts to address identified areas of assessed need.
• To undertake specialist functional or environmental related assessments – complementing departmental operational and strategic functions.

You must hold a Diploma from the College of Occupational Therapists, a BSc or higher degree in Occupational Therapy. This post will require you to have obtained Registration Health Professions Council.

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents

• Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application, e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work related or voluntary work experience.
• This role involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Please provide detail of a time when you worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team to complete a task.
• Describe the situation
• Who was involved
• What role you played?
• Describe the outcomes

South Lanarkshire Council are committed to delivering excellent customer service. Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client expectations, while still delivering excellent customer service.

Provide an example of a situation where you identified risks for an individual service user.

• Describe what concerned you and why
• Describe what your actions were and what the overall outcome was for the service user

Describe a role where you have used your communication and interpersonal skills to achieve success in a task

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

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Preferred candidates identified after this selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment…