Team Lead Occupational Therapist

Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in Acute Medicine – Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Full‑time, permanent post. Part‑time considered.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Lead Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Medical team at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Our team provides input to the emergency department, acute medical receiving unit and the medical wards of this busy acute teaching hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Occupational Therapist to join our team.

Key responsibilities include:

leading the OT team, providing high‑quality OT assessment and intervention, supervising staff, reviewing and auditing services, and working closely with allied health and multidisciplinary team colleagues.

Applicants Should Have:

• Excellent communication, time management and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work flexibly across areas within the acute medical remit.
• High standard of Occupational Therapy assessment, problem solving and intervention skills.
• Strong multi-disciplinary work ethic.
• Clinical experience working as an Occupational Therapist within an acute or rehabilitation setting.
• Experience of providing clinical and non‑clinical supervision.
• Experience and commitment to service provision review/audit.

All candidates will be required to have a Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme membership or record. If you are not currently a PVG member for the required regulatory group, you must apply to Disclosure Scotland and receive a satisfactory assessment before starting the role. From 1 April 2025, the role may require a higher level of criminal record check than currently required. Further details can be found on the Disclosure Scotland Changes page.

We will fully support disabled candidates, candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

We will offer formal supervision, development opportunities and peer support from an experienced and friendly leadership team. The Acute Medical team is currently staffed with 1 x B7 Advanced Practice OT, 10 x B6 OTs and 2 x B5 OTs. The team works collaboratively with Physiotherapy colleagues and the wider MDT to provide timely and patient‑focused care with the home‑first principle.

There will be a commitment to weekend working as part of a 5‑over‑7‑day working pattern.

Venues: bus services connect the hospital to the network.

Contact:
Alison Eadie, Site Lead Occupational Therapist –  / , Alison.eadiet. Susan Brown, Occupational Therapy Head of Service – , susan.brown
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Salary will be pro‑rata for part‑time appointments.

Note:

as from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full‑time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week; part‑time hours will be reduced pro‑rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.