Occupational Therapist Advanced Frailty Practitioner

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a dynamic and rewarding role within Acute and Frailty services? Join our dedicated team at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, where you’ll make a real difference to patients across Front door services, Frailty Unit and downstream wards. This is a new role and will include scoping out AHPs in Hospital at Home and play a pivotal role in Frailty service development as it evolves across the whole system.

• Work as an advanced practitioner OT, undertaking assessments, managing a complex caseload: assessing, setting goals, delivering treatment, progressing care plans and safe discharge planning whilst applying home first principles. This is within Acute and Frailty settings.
• Use advanced clinical reasoning to provide support, expert opinion and advise the multi-disciplinary team.
• Lead in your specialist area, contributing to service development, policy implementation, and monitoring clinical standards.
• Supervise, teach, and evaluate students and staff within your specialty.
• Participate in the weekend and Bank Holiday rota to ensure continuity of high-quality care.

• A dynamic, adaptable OT capable of managing the daily running of the Frailty unit as required and driving change.
• Strong clinical expertise with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• Commitment to delivering patient-centred care and improving outcomes for individuals with complex needs.
• As an advanced practitioner, you must demonstrate competence within all four pillars of advanced practice and make professional, autonomous decisions that you are accountable for.

At Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, you’ll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking AHP team that values innovation and excellence in patient care. We offer opportunities for professional development and the chance to shape specialist services in a modern healthcare environment.

Interested? Apply now and help us deliver outstanding care to the patients in NHS Dumfries & Galloway.

For informal enquiries, which are encouraged, please contact isla.greent AHP Lead in the first instance.

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