Assistant Practitioner - Medical Specialties

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Assistant Practitioner - Medical Specialties, Greenock

Client:

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Location:

Greenock, United Kingdom

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

910a1ec317f0

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

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.

This is a fixed term post of 1 year. The shift pattern for this position is 5 over 7 days.

We are seeking an Assistant Practitioner to support our AHP HUB/Medical Team at IRH. This role is to support the Specialist Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist within the Team. The Team will be assessing patients at front door and downstream medical wards to improve hospital flow to try and prevent admission or prevent delay in discharge. The post holder will be delegated appropriate tasks by professionally qualified Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team members, working under their guidance in undertaking both clinical and non-clinical tasks. It is expected that the assistant practitioner will work independently with patients, within the agreed parameters of a defined intervention plan. Training, supervision, and support will be provided to enable the assistant to work within their agreed competence levels.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 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.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies.