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In January 2018, the Minister for Health announced the government’s commitment to the development of a Scottish Trauma Centre Network over a 5 year phased funding plan this network is made up of 4 Regional Major Trauma Centres based in North, East, West and South/East Scotland.
The West of Scotland Major Trauma Network is a collaboration of 6 NHS Boards (Ayrshire and Arran; Dumfries and Galloway; Forth Valley; Lanarkshire; Greater Glasgow and Clyde; Highland (Argyll and Bute CHP) and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
The network will provide all aspects of trauma care, from the point of injury to rehabilitation, in the region. At the heart of the regional network, is the Major Trauma Centre which will be located in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow.
In order to support the development of this unit, a number of new roles have been created to facilitate the care of patients throughout their journey. The service is currently looking to further enhance and develop by recruiting to the specialist physiotherapy team.
This post is essential to the delivery of the major trauma centre and integral to the development of the rehabilitation model to ensure it continues to be innovative in its delivery. You will work within the multidisciplinary team including Advanced Critical Care & Major Trauma Practitioners to ensure the delivery of a comprehensive Major Trauma service.
It is essential you have a Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy with current HCPC registration. You should have significant post graduate experience in physiotherapy with substantial experience in major trauma or associated sub specialty
The shift pattern is; 5/7.
If you have experience of working with Major Trauma patients and would welcome the challenge of being part of a new service please contact:
Informal Contact
Alan Dodds / 0141 452 3710 or Karen Scott / 0141 451 6362
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Pack