Job Advert
Band 7 Team Lead Medicine of the Elderly Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Clinical Team Lead Physiotherapist
37.5 / Permanent contract
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.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to lead our dynamic Medicine of the Elderly physiotherapy team. You will be responsible for 4 wards within the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Candidates must display evidence of excellent clinical reasoning skills within the Medicine of the Elderly and frailty population, as well as demonstrating an advanced ability to prioritise and discharge plan for this patient population. You will have experience in service development to support a very proactive team who are also involved in various Quality Improvement projects currently.
Candidates must demonstrate leadership skills to provide effective management for a team of static and rotational Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Support Workers who provide a seamless service to patients within the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site.
As Physiotherapy team lead in this area, you will also work collaboratively with an established group of Band 7 clinical team lead physiotherapists across a range of organisational and professional topics as required by the service and as delegated from head of service. This will ensure an equitable service is provided across the hospital site.
You will also participate clinically in the emergency duty weekend working rota, which operates on a 5/7 day working principle. Further to this you will participate in the overnight on call rota.
The post holder will work collaboratively with members of the Medicine of the Elderly MDT and actively participate in Quality Improvement work, service development and clinical improvement within the unit.
The range of conditions and specialities encountered, and requirement for excellence in leadership and team working in this post at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh will allow the successful candidate to gain extensive and in-depth experience as a clinical band 7 physiotherapist.
Physiotherapy Services support staff development through appraisal processes, supervision and CPD opportunities.
For further information please contact: -
Jo Pentland: 0131 242 1974 or jo.pentland@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Aileen Graham: 0131 242 3934 or aileen.graham@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
*This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.