Occupational Therapy Assistant in Glenrothes

Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 11 December 2025

Closing Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC6 £30, £33,732.26

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

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Supporting Statement
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Job Details

You will be working within the supportive and welcoming Glenrothes Community Occupational Therapy Team. We are based in Fife House, Glenrothes, along with Social Work Adults and Older People teams.

You will carry your own caseload of adults of all ages and will work with those people in their home settings. Your role will be assessment to identify, and follow through on, appropriate intervention to enable people to be as independent and safe as possible in everyday tasks. This will include recommendation and instruction in the safe use of assistive equipment and minor adaptations.

You will be required to organise your own workload. Loan working is intrinsic to the role. You will be responsible for the completion of accurate and timeous documentation. You will be part of the team duty rota to screen and prioritise requests for assessment.

In addition to general team support, you will have specific support and regular supervision from an Occupational Therapist in the team. Occupational Therapy Assistants are valued in the team for their contribution, knowledge and skills base.

There is flexibility for some work to be carried out at home.

The Person

You will require experience and skills transferable to carrying out assessments that focus on individual outcomes, strengths and risk factors.

Please see the role profile for description of all essential and desirable skills, knowledge and experience.

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

• Role Profile –
  When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria
  Role Profile

• How We Work Matters –
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  How We Work Matters
  behaviour framework for more information.

• Employee Benefits –
  Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.

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For further information please contact: Ailsa