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Takes a lead role for a designated clinical area with a caseload incorporating patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge. Has responsibility for the supervision, education and development of more junior staff, physiotherapy support workers and students within the speciality.
Provides a specialised resource to other healthcare staff/patients/carers.
Has active involvement in Clinical Governance and Clinical Effectiveness and Research
Manual and therapeutic handling of patients frequently throughout the day, and for long periods. This may include very immobile, obese, unwilling or unpredictable patients, – often from lying to sitting position, sitting to standing and transfer onto chair and back in one session.
Assisting patients with gait and balance re-education, and stair practice – this may include sudden and unpredictable changes in movement or faints/falls which require physical support and/or lowering to the floor ensuring patient and staff safety
Manual physiotherapy techniques several times a day, including facilitation of movement and/or joint manipulation. This requires a high level of accuracy in positioning, dexterity, response to sensory feedback, and co-ordination of movement
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Brian Slattery on brian.slattery@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
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