Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS National Services Scotland; Paisley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking an experienced practitioner for a part-time role in cardiac rehabilitation. The successful candidate will provide clinical care, assessment, and treatment for cardiac patients, promoting long-term physical activity alongside a multi-disciplinary team. The position requires managing a complex caseload and contributing to service improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical care for cardiac patients.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload with various patient assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to cardiac patients.
• Promote long-term physical activity among individuals with coronary heart disease.

Job description

Overview

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.

Role type

This is a part time (29.8) permanent position working over Monday to Friday.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Service

The NHSGG&C Cardiac Rehabilitation Service exists to deliver high quality person centred rehabilitation to cardiac patients and their carers, referred to the acute Division.

Key responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the service are to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment to a diverse range of conditions and patient types, in a variety of environments. Therapeutic management utilises a range of physical, behavioural and cognitive modalities to regain function following surgery, illness, injury, dysfunction or disease. This includes the management of critically ill patients whose survival and recovery depends on appropriate physiotherapy intervention. There is also a key role in health promotion and self-management working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Role specifics

As an experienced practitioner, the post holder will provide clinical care, holding a complex caseload incorporating patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge from treatment working with Cultural and Leisure Services and wider community to promote long term physical activity amongst individuals with coronary heart disease.

Post requirements

This post will have a key role in demonstrating an equitable service through clinical audit and clinical effectiveness. Also see available post job description and person specification form for experience expected when applying for this position.

Informal contact

Informal contact: Myra McKenna - CR Team Lead on 07779 976 099 or email on [e-mail]

Additional information

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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