Rehab Assistant

5 days ago


Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work for the award winning Fife Rheumatic Diseases Unit based at Whyteman’s Brae Hospital, Kirkcaldy.

The FRDU is a Fife Wide Service and operates within biopsychosocial model of care and a personal outcomes approach. The rheumatology team consists of doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, occupational therapy support worker, pharmacist, physiotherapists, podiatrists, a psychologist and a psychology assistant. You will be work across the physiotherapy and occupational therapy departments. Ability to travel throughout Fife is essential.

You will contribute to service development and use outcome measures to evaluate practice. You will be involved training, audit and research programme as well as undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Monthly supervision, Turas review and opportunities for continuous professional development are available.

Informal Enquiries, please contact Janet Harkess, Principal Occupational Therapist on 01592 643355 ext. 20769 or Craig Morris, Advanced Physiotherapist ext. 21294.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.



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