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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to work as an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner alongside NHS Tayside’s Trauma & Orthopaedic and MSK Physiotherapy departments.
Based primarily in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, the aim of the role is to drive forward the professional boundaries by identifying opportunities within the Trauma and Orthopaedic service where Advanced Physiotherapy skills and knowledge can be used to improve the efficiency of the service and patient experience. This involves challenging the traditional medically led model which exists and to re-align work from Orthopaedic Consultants to an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner. You will also provide leadership, support and knowledge to increase the skills and competence of other therapists within the AHP and Orthopaedic departments.This role will continue to develop and evolve as more opportunities are identified through time.
You will be an advanced musculoskeletal practitioner who will conduct both trauma and elective specialist clinics in partnership with, and independently of, consultant medical staff, influencing the experience and the waiting times of patients referred to secondary care. You will have a self-generated caseload incorporating comprehensive examinations of patients presenting to the trauma & orthopaedic service and make complex clinical decisions to determine appropriate pathway e.g. diagnostics, therapy, or surgical intervention. You may carry out or request investigations and examinations by other disciplines, which would be out with normal scope of physiotherapy practice, in order to complete your assessment.
You should have demonstrable advanced clinical skills/knowledge from postgraduate courses/in service as evidenced in your Continued Professional Development portfolio. You will have a proven record of leading and effectively managing change, service development and extensive professional & clinical experience at a senior level. You will have a comprehensive knowledge of best practice / clinical guidelines / standards across trauma, orthopaedics and general musculoskeletal conditions.
Ongoing personal and professional development is essential to provide a quality service and is supported through CPD workshops, appraisals, in-service training and involvement within the Tayside Practice Development Network. This post provides the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills including MDT working, service development, audit and leadership experience.
You will have a keen interest in proffesional development and in-service training and participate in national research projects.
It is essential that you possess a Diploma/MSc/BSc in Physiotherapy and are HCPC registered.
Informal enquiries welcome. Please contact Matt Perrott, Integrated Manager (Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy – Outpatients) on 01382 425668.
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly including your junk/ spam folder.
NHS Tayside is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community