NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Specialist Physiotherapist
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Specialist Physiotherapist
Opportunity for a Physiotherapist in Community Rehabilitation Team
An opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Community Rehabilitation Team based in St Andrews Community Hospital.
Role Requirements
You will require to have NHS experience of working with adults, mainly Older People and have assessment and treatment knowledge and skills associated with this patient group.
Duties
Patients are seen in the wards, their own homes, homely setting or as an outpatient.
The post holder will focus on inpatient rehabilitation. The community team carry out rehabilitation in patients own homes, preventing unnecessary admission, supporting earliest possible discharge from hospital and enabling patients to remain as independent as possible.
You will require to have a degree in Physiotherapy and be registered with the HCPC. Evidence of continuous professional development appropriate for the banding is essential. Evidence of involvement in audit and service development is required and experience of supervising junior staff for Band 6 level.
There may be occasions where you will be required to work in one of the other community hospital sites.
Benefits
Our service offers regular supervision, PDP and supports training opportunities.
The ability to travel throughout the area is essential.
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Public Holiday working is in operation (accept Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).
Interviews will take place face to face.
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Alison Constance, Team Lead Physiotherapist, Alison.constance@nhs.scot
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Equality and Diversity
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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