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Band 7 Acute Orthopaedics
Clinical Team Lead Physiotherapist
24.4 hours, Wed-Fri (permanent)
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to share leadership of our dynamic Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team, covering 98 Trauma beds, 24 elective beds and a 24 bedded Day Surgery Unit on a part time basis.
Candidates must display evidence of excellent clinical reasoning in both an Elective and Trauma environment, as well as show an advanced ability to prioritise and discharge plan for a wide range of presentations. You will have experience in service development to support a very proactive team who are involved in various Quality Improvement projects at a uni-professional and multidisciplinary team level within Orthopaedics.
Candidates must demonstrate leadership skills to provide effective management for a team of 18 Physiotherapy staff comprising static and rotational Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Support Workers who provide a seamless service to patients within the Orthopaedic Unit.
As Physiotherapy team lead for orthopaedics you will participate collaboratively with the RIE’s other team leads 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 have responsibility for organising the orthopaedic weekend working rota, which operates with a 5 days out of 7 working pattern. You will also participate in this rota.
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: -
Gill Stewart 0131 242 1000 bleep 7754 or direct dial 0131 242 3481
*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.