257229 Physiotherapist

NHS DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY; Stranraer; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to join the Rhins Home Team, delivering home-based rehabilitation and enabling earlier discharge from hospital.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to support at-home care, maintain independence, and manage a complex caseload across Dumfries and Galloway. A current driving licence is essential; weekend working and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post.
• Flexibility to work weekends may be required in the future.
• Disclosure Scotland/PVG-related checks may apply for successful candidates.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary home team to support patients at home and maximise independence.
• Contribute to preventing hospital admission and enabling timely discharge.
• Coordinate a complex caseload across local services and partners.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 specialist Physiotherapist to the Rhins Home Team. This post would offer an opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary home team to support patients at home, prevent admission to an acute environment and discharge from hospital without delay.

Can you inspire, enable and empower individuals, Carers and colleagues through compassionate conversations to work collaboratively to achieve what matters within improved health and wellbeing outcomes? Can you demonstrate your skills through re-treatment programmes, supporting self-management, support mental well-being and maximising independence? Can you confidently self-coordinate a complex caseload whilst proactively seeking shared best decisions with individuals and multi-disciplinary multi-agency partners? Can you demonstrate effective working relationships across Locality Teams inclusive of GPs, Nursing, Social Work, Social Care, AHPs, Third and Independent sector organisations? Are you aware of how a Home Team works and demonstrate how you can contribute towards working differently in the future to achieve transformational improvements for the health and well-being outcomes for the people of Dumfries and Galloway? It is a very exciting time with transformational change as we move forward with the development of the pathways within rehabilitation and reablement.

If you can answer positively to these questions and feel inspired that this post fits with your own career development plans, we will be equally excited to hear from you.

A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged. Due to the ever-changing health and social care climate, this post holder may be required in the future to work flexibly within the context of working regular weekends, to provide a 6 or 7 day per week service. There is also a requirement to regularly travel to different workplaces.

This is a fixed term post for 12 months.

This will be discussed further at interview.

Staff and patients across Dumfries and Galloway enjoy free, unlimited parking at all our hospital sites.

Informal enquiries to: Frances Butler Rhins Home Team Lead ([e-mail])

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INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES

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DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND

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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

PUBLIC PROTECTION

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

WORK VISA

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UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION

NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies. Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).