Specialist Physiotherapist

Job Description

Post Title

Specialist Physiotherapist

Location

Glenrothes Hospital, Community Rehabilitation Team

Salary / Banding

Band 6

Hours

1.0 wte (36hrs)

Responsibilities

Provide physiotherapy services to adults, mainly older people, within the Community Rehabilitation Team, working in patients’ own homes, a homely setting or as an outpatient. Focus on community rehabilitation, preventing unnecessary hospital admission, supporting early discharge from hospital and enabling patients to remain as independent as possible in their homes. The role may involve working at other community hospital sites.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy and registration with the HCPC. • NHS experience working with adults, primarily older people. • Assessment and treatment knowledge and skills associated with this patient group. • Evidence of continuous professional development appropriate for Band 6. • Evidence of involvement in audit and service development. • Experience of supervising junior staff at Band 6 level.

Additional Information

Public holiday working in operation (including Christmas Day and New Year’s Day). Ability to travel throughout the area is essential as part of the community based post.

Interviews

Interviews will take place face to face. Informal enquiries contact: Judith Bolton, Team Lead Physiotherapist, .

Equal Opportunities

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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.