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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post is: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 16:30
Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.
Applicants must hold a Physiotherapy degree (or equivalent), be HCPC registered, and have senior clinical or leadership experience within the NHS. Evidence of postgraduate education and experience in staff development, project management, and quality improvement or research is essential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent 0.5WTE B7 Practice Development Physiotherapist in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC).
The Physiotherapy Practice Development service is essential for the continued growth and development of Physiotherapists and physiotherapy services across acute adult teams in GGC. They provide the support and intervention to ensure safe, effective, person-centred care is delivered across all physiotherapy services. They have responsibility for developing practice within the organisation aligned to our strategic priorities. The main functions are to promote and facilitate change, translate professional issues, and enable communication and collaboration throughout our 500+ acute physiotherapy staff. The post holder will engage with all grades of Physiotherapy staff, providing support, mentorship and training to ensure that services and interventions are of a high standard and evidence based, in line with National guidelines and Scottish Government Health policy.
Practice Development Physiotherapists are required to work within Physiotherapy, AHP, board wide groups and education providers across several workstreams including Physiotherapy Practice Based Learning, Quality Improvement, Innovation and Research, Professional Leadership, Development and Maintenance of Digital Platforms, Organisation of Development Events.
The role also provides support to the Professional Lead with workforce planning, professional governance, staff development.
Hybrid working patterns apply to this post, however, it is expected that the post holder is able to travel across all sites in GGC for in person session delivery as required.
This post requires PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland check.
Informal contact: David Furniss, Interim Professional Lead for Physiotherapy, 0141 201 0135, David.furniss@nhs.scot
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland 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.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
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