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Physiotherapy Advanced First Contact Practitioner
First Contact Physiotherapy Service
The Balfour – Physiotherapy Service
Band 7 £47,748 - £55,293 including Distant Islands Allowance per annum
Full time 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will be considered)
Permanent but fixed term, secondment options would be considered*
Relocation may be available**
Are you interested in becoming part of the physiotherapy team on the wonderful Orkney Isles? We are looking for a forward-thinking physiotherapist with highly developed musculoskeletal skills to join our team.
The Orkney Isles are located approximately 6 miles of the northern tip of Scotland and are well connected to the UK mainland with air and sea links. A very welcoming, diverse and vibrant community of approximately 23,000 people is spread over Orkney mainland and surrounding islands. Orkney offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools and leisure facilities, unique wildlife and the most amazing scenery.
The successful applicant will become part of NHS Orkney’s physiotherapy team and provide highly specialist MSK assessment and treatment within primary care settings such as GP Surgery’s across Orkney. As a First Contact Physiotherapist you will independently assess, plan and manage the care of MSK patients who would traditionally be seen by a GP, working within and beyond the recognised scope of Physiotherapy practice. We encourage innovation and the use of technology to develop services across our remote and rural landscape.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner with primarily a MSK caseload although, with working in a remote and rural setting, it helps to be flexible and have good generalist skills. Having non-medical prescribing and injection qualifications would be an advantage but not essential as training may be offered to develop these areas of practice. To find more about living and working in Orkney please visit www.orkney.com
Either of the following are happy to have an informal chat about any questions you have about the job, the move and Orkney itself. Please contact Chris Ireland (Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner) at christopher.ireland@nhs.scot or 01856 888231 or Shauna Stockan (Interim Physiotherapy Clinical Lead) at shauna.stockan@nhs.scot or 01856 888231
This post is subject to a PVG Scheme Record check
*Candidates seeking a secondment opportunity should receive approval from their current line manager prior to applying.
**An excellent relocation package of up to £8,000 is available depending on eligibility. Distant Islands Allowance, currently £1,504 pro rata per annum, is also included into the NHS Orkney Salary.