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

The post holder will be an autonomous expert clinician working in a clinical specialist, whilst managing a clinical caseload of highly complex patients through expert physiotherapy assessment, treatment planning and discharge. The post holder will be responsible for introducing new approaches to physiotherapy access and process increasing the focus on health promotion and self management. Provide expert support and education for physiotherapists, health professionals, relatives and carers within and out with the service. Will liaise with and refer to other social and health services to provide comprehensive patient management and optimise outcomes. Furthermore, the post holder will be responsible for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance in service area in conjunction with the care group lead and will implement research, audit and to develop a service that responds to national initiatives policies and clinical governance.

In this key role, you will:

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the own professional activities.
• Facilitate increased awareness of evidence-based practice within the service and assist the organisation and development of specialist postgraduate education/ training of physiotherapists and other health care professionals working within the clinical speciality and other physiotherapy services.
• In conjunction with the care group lead, continually develops the specialist physiotherapy service in line with Divisional and National strategic direction, incorporating patient/public involvement.
• To take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the identified specialist service.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Alison Peters, MSK Physiotherapy Operational Lead on Alison.Peters@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on Nicole.Hetherington@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.