About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

To work as a member of the Physiotherapy Team providing a professionally competent service, aiming to provide effective assessment, advice and treatment to patients attending Physiotherapy in a safe clinical environment on a 4 monthly rotational basis or as a static post – see role profile.

In This Key Role, You Will

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including direct and indirect patient care.
• Assess capacity, gain valid consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent.
• Act independently to assess, analyse and provide a clinical diagnosis for individual patients to determine their need for physiotherapy intervention.
• Act independently to plan, implement, evaluate, treat and progress patient care to maximise their rehabilitation potential – including decision making regarding discharge from care.
• Delegate appropriate tasks and supervise Physiotherapy Support Workers to maximise efficiency and achieve desired outcome of care.
• Actively participate in physiotherapy and specialist team in-service training programme to promote personal development.