Advanced Practitioner – Physiotherapy

NHS National Services Scotland; Carluke; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS Pension

Staff Discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an autonomous clinical specialist physiotherapist to manage a highly complex caseload with expert assessment, treatment and discharge planning. You will lead service development by improving access pathways, promoting health and self-management, and provide specialist support and education to physiotherapists, healthcare professionals, patients, relatives and carers.

The working pattern is Mon - Friday, 9-5.

Qualifications

• Registered Physiotherapist with valid HCPC registration.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent in Physiotherapy.
• Postgraduate expertise within the specialty/area of practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.
• Full UK/EU driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Act as autonomous clinical specialist, managing a caseload of highly complex patients.
• Lead service development by improving access pathways and education.
• Provide specialist support and education to physiotherapists and other staff, patients, and carers.
• Support research, audit and service improvement in line with governance.

Skills

Clinical governance

Evidence-based practice

Education & training

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

HCPC Registered Physiotherapist

Masters Level Physiotherapy

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will act as an autonomous clinical specialist, managing a caseload of highly complex patients through expert physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and discharge planning. They will lead service development by improving access pathways, promoting health and self-management, and providing specialist support and education to physiotherapists, healthcare professionals, patients, relatives, and carers. Working collaboratively with health and social care services, the post holder will optimise patient outcomes while maintaining high standards of clinical governance, evidence-based practice, and quality assurance. They will also support research, audit, and service improvement initiatives in line with national policies and clinical governance requirements.

The working pattern for this role is Mon - Friday during the hours of 9-5 pm.

In this key role, you will:

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the own professional activities.


• In conjunction with the care group lead, continually develops the specialist physiotherapy service in line with Divisional and National strategic direction, incorporating patient/public involvement.


• To take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the identified specialist service.


• Facilitate increased awareness of evidence-based practice within the service and assist the organisation and development of specialist postgraduate education/ training of physiotherapists and other health care professionals working within the clinical speciality and other physiotherapy services.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration


• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level


• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.


• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.


• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays


• Generous NHS pension scheme


• Annual incremental salary progression


• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service


• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Gailene Cochrane, ICST Manager on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.