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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.
This is an exciting opportunity to join and continue to shape a service in an ambitious Health and Social Care Partnership.
We are looking for physiotherapists who are committed to and are passionate about improving community services for adults within Midlothian and the management of frailty conditions and falls.
You will have a varied complex caseload incorporating patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge or onward referral, including neurological, orthopaedic/musculoskeletal, and other complex conditions. You will also have responsibility for the supervision, education and development of other team members and students. You will work across two developing services which include the rapid assessment of people in their own homes, using the Home First philosophy and the longer-term rehabilitation for this population. This post will also give you the opportunity for clinical and leadership development.
We are currently going through a period of service redesign thus we would welcome applications from innovative physiotherapists who have a clinical interest in older adults, frailty & falls and are passionate about community rehabilitation in general.
The successful candidate(s) will be HCPC registered as a physiotherapist.
Our attached person specification details which wider skills, experience, qualifications, values and behaviours are essential within this particular role. Sharing with us, in your application, about how you have demonstrated these attributes in your work in the past and how this is relevant to this role will help us get to know you and your unique skills further.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
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Anita Laing, Team Lead for Rapid Response and Community Rehab, Midlothian:
Email: anita.laing@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 07890 972295
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NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
There are 2 full time Band 6 permanent positions available within the Midlothian Intermediate Rapid Response and Community Rehabilitation team.
The Midlothian Intermediate Care Teams adopt a Home First philosophy. The team aims to prevent avoidable admission to hospital, facilitate a speedier discharge home, provide a rehabilitation service in the home and provide an alternative to hospital admission for the older adult in Midlothian.
To supervise Physiotherapists, assistant practitioners, clinical support workers and students.
To deputise for the team lead in meetings related to specialist clinical area.
To develop and deliver training programmes for a wide range of professionals and carers to educate carers and significant others in the understanding of both the therapy process and any intervention relating to the management of patients medical and social needs.
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