After 38 years in the profession, 15 of those as Chief Executive and prior to that, 3 years on Council, Julia Scott will be leaving RCOT on Friday 26 February 2021. Throughout her tenure, Julia has been working tirelessly to support RCOT members and raise the profile and value of occupational therapy.
Over her time as Chief Executive, she has driven through a governance restructure and strengthened the leadership and structure of the organisation. She has personally developed strong relationships with other agencies and fellow professional bodies, used her background in social care to raise the profile of the profession in that area, and increased our influence with government-elected representatives and policy leads.
RCOT Chair of Council, Diane Cox commented, “Julia has made an outstanding contribution to RCOT and, on behalf of Council, I would like to thank her for her unwavering commitment, passion and enthusiasm.
“Julia will be leaving a long and impactful legacy, having led RCOT to a position of financial strength with sustainable foundations, with the highest membership we have ever had and a greater level of influence and profile with government and key stakeholders. We are immensely grateful for her hard work in taking RCOT and the profession to its current position of strength.
“Thanks to Julia’s leadership, we have very strong foundations, ready for Steve Ford to take the reins and lead us forward to the next stage of our evolution.”
Look out in February’s OTnews for a featured interview with Julia reflecting on her 15-year tenure as Chief Executive and the highlights and challenges of leading your professional body.
Read more about Steve Ford’s appointment. There will be more opportunities to get to know Steve over the coming months. He is also keen to spend time with members when he starts, more information will follow on how to get involved in this.