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Exciting opportunity to join the community physiotherapy team in East Kilbride. You will triage, assess and treat patients with varied health conditions, plan for discharge and refer them to other agencies/health professionals. You will support and liaise with healthcare support workers, other MDT members, and students.
A full valid UK driving licence holder will be essential for this position to meet the needs of the service.
The shift pattern is Monday to Friday 8.30 am -4.30 pm.
The Physiotherapist will work as a member of the Physiotherapy Team providing a professionally competent service, aiming to provide effective assessment, advice, and treatment to patients attending Physiotherapy in a safe clinical environment on a 4 monthly rotational basis or as a static post.
The successful candidate will have achieved the following skills & attributes:
Registered Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration
The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Excellent time management skills
Working knowledge of basic information technology
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Theresa McKnight,Team Lead Physiotherapist Tel:0300 30 30 107 option 1
email: Therese.McKenzie@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process
email: recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received.
Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge, and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk