Occupational Therapy News OTnews July 2019 | Page 60

RECRUITMENT RECRUITMENT Classified scc rates: Full display £48 Courses £28 For further information on advertising contact: David Agyei on 020 7450 2341 or email: [email protected] ROYAL COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) is the only professional body for occupational therapists in the UK, acting as a voice for the profession, providing trade union membership and a wide range of services to its members. We have a thriving membership of over 33,000 occupational therapy professionals and students. Lead Professional Adviser Based at London Bridge, SE1 Full time, permanent (35 hours per week) Salary circa £52,500 per annum plus benefits Are you: Keen to influence occupational therapy practice at a national level? A strategic thinker – drawn to understanding the ‘bigger picture’? Interested in campaigning on the value of occupational therapy and raising the profile of the profession? An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists for a highly skilled occupational therapist to help lead and shape the profession, taking responsibility for managing the Professional Advisers within the Professional Practice team. The Professional Practice team is responsible for: • promoting the profession through influencing in the UK • providing visionary leadership for professional practice • providing support for members to be effective and excellent practitioners and • encouraging member engagement through RCOT branches As a member of the Professional Practice Team, you will represent the profession across all four UK countries. You will therefore need to demonstrate: • an understanding of health and social care policy across all four nations and • an appetite to promote the value of the profession. The post combines policy and public affairs and requires liaison with key stakeholders, such as: other professional bodies and Government departments, and campaigning on behalf of the profession. As Lead Professional Adviser you will understand and explain how government policy in health and social care impacts upon the occupational therapy profession. You will need to be an effective communicator in order to liaise with health and social care officials, other professional body representatives, leads from national voluntary organisations, politicians and occupational therapy members using knowledge and skills to influence and inform. Other key areas of responsibility will include management of the Professional Adviser team and delivery of time limited projects. To apply please send your CV with supporting letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification to [email protected] – for the attention of Angela Conway. For a job description and person specification please visit our website at: www.rcot.co.uk/about-us/work-for-us For an informal discussion please contact Karin Orman on: [email protected] Closing date for application is midday Friday 2nd August 2019. Interviews will be held in London on Wednesday 14th August 2019. N219 Royal College of Occupational Therapists (or ‘RCOT’) is a registered charity in England and Wales (No. 275119) and in Scotland (No. SCO39573) and a limited company registered in England (No. 1347374). Registered office: 106–114 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB. VAT Reg. No. 242 7829 47.