Specialist Physiotherapist

Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website -

Position

An opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Physiotherapist based at University Hospital Crosshouse,

What you will do:

Clinical

To deliver high quality physiotherapy care to service users within the Respiratory Medical specialty.

Management

To provide support to the Physiotherapy Team Lead in managing and delivering an efficient, equitable and responsive Physiotherapy service.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

We are looking for a physiotherapist with excellent clinical skills to provide expert assessment, treatment and discharge planning for patients in an acute medical setting. You should be passionate about evidence based interventions, long term condition management and reducing length of stay and readmissions. As a specialist physiotherapist in this are you will provide support for junior staff and students and be involved in service improvement and part of the UHC on-call service.

 You should have excellent communication skills and current HCPC registration. Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is highly desirable.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours: 29.7 hours per week

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From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so