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Post - Physiotherapy Advanced Practitioner (Neuro)
Location -Astley Ainslie Hospital
Grade - Band 7
Contract – Permanent
Salary - £40,872 - £47,846
Hours of work – 22.5 hours
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 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.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic advanced practitioner to be a part of our neurological rehabilitation outpatient and domiciliary physiotherapy team and work in our hospital and community settings.
We are looking for an individual who has excellent teaching and facilitation skills and an ability to translate audit and research evidence into best practice. The post requires a flexible approach to maximise opportunities to advance practice within the Neurological Physiotherapy Service.
It is essential you have a Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy with relevant post graduate qualifications/MSc and current HCPC registration. You should also have excellent working knowledge of out-patient and community working with evidence of use of initiative and ability to manage a demanding workload, achieve organisational targets and performance objectives in sometimes challenging environments.
For further information regarding this post please do not hesitate to contact
Jane Shiels Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Service Lead, 0131 537 9160; jane.shiels@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk