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A new and exciting post has been developed for an Physiotherapist within the Home for Me service in East Dunbartonshire HSCP which has been set up to provide an integrated assessment and response function to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, facilitate timely discharge and provide a period of rehabilitation within the community.
The post holder will provide specialist multidisciplinary client assessment, case coordination, treatment and proactively support planned discharge for adults with complex needs. The post has a particular focus of working at the interface of acute and primary care to support early discharge and prevent avoidable hospital admission. The post also covers the Intermediate Care beds within the HSCP and you would be expected to carry out assessment and treatments within this area in order to facilitate discharges to own homes.
The experienced practitioner is responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service provided as part of the Rehabilitation Service and will include liaison with targeted areas within Acute to facilitate discharge and prevent avoidable admission. This may include in-reach to acute sites.
It is essential you have a Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent with current HCPC registration. You should have a minimum of 2 years post graduate experience, and proven clinical expertise in a wide range of areas, ideally in both acute and community settings.
Shift Pattern:- 37.5hrs pw - Full or part time hours available – able to be flexible, Mon – Sun Likely initially to be M-F, but will change.
Informal Contact: Elaine Marsh/ Cara Bottomley 0141 232 8213 Elaine.marsh@ggc.scot.nhs.uk / cara.bottomley@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.