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An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide specialist physiotherapy intervention in Fracture/Virtual clinics within Perth Royal infirmary. This post holder will provide early intervention physiotherapy input to patients and alongside collaborative working with the APP and MSK Lead, triage onward referrals thus reducing the number of patients requiring multiple appointments within Consultant led fracture clinics, nurse led clinics and Physiotherapy Departments.
You should have demonstrable clinical skills/knowledge as evidenced in your CPD portfolio with comprehensible knowledge of best practice/clinical guidelines/pathways and standards across Orthopaedics and general MSK presentations.
You should be an advanced level Musculo-skeletal practitioner who will conduct both trauma specialist clinics in partnership with, and independent of, Consultant and medical staff. You will have a self generated case load incorporating comprehensive examinations of Trauma presentations and make complex clinical decisions to determine the appropriate pathway for the patient e.g. diagnostics, therapy or surgical interventions. You may carry out or request clinical investigations or examinations from other disciplines in order to complete your examination.
Ongoing personal and professional development is essential to provide a quality service and is supported through CPD workshops, TURAS appraisal, IST and involvement within Tayside Practice Development Group. You will be an integral part of the Orthopaedic/MSK team with responsibility in teaching both qualified and Student staff and be involved with peer review with APP and other Band 7 colleagues.
The Physiotherapy Team is a friendly, dynamic, supportive and sociable group with strong sense of wellbeing for all. The service has won National recognition for innovation and service delivery in recent years and strives to deliver the best service possible through expanding skills and knowledge, streamlining service, providing the best possible patient care and encouraging and nurturing the staff group to develop.
Applicants must be registered with HCPC.
For further information please contact Terrianne Thomson, Interim Clinical & Professional Team Manager on 01738 473703 or Neil Bryson, APP, MSK Perth and Kinross on 01738 473282.
Hours of work are: 22.5 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