Generic Assistant Practitioner - Medicine For Older Adults

NHS Scotland; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Join an innovative team at NHS Lanarkshire as a Generic Assistant Practitioner focused on improving the rehabilitation of older adults. In this part-time role, you will work alongside experienced therapy staff, utilizing your skills to provide essential support to patients. A diverse working environment awaits you with opportunities for professional growth and development through tailored training and career progression.

Benefits

27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

8 public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies

Qualifications

• HNC in healthcare, education or social care, or equivalent experience required.
• Must hold a full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in achieving rehabilitation goals under supervision.
• Undertake baseline assessments and implement treatment programmes.
• Use technical skills to deliver patient-centered programmes.

Skills

Effective listening

Communication skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Basic assessment skills

Education

HNC in healthcare or SVQ III in healthcare

Short specialist courses relevant to clinical area

Job description

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Generic Assistant Practitioner to join the Medicine for Older Adults Physiotherapy team within University Hospital Hairmyres.

The successful candidate will:

• Work under the supervision of registered therapy staff to assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.
• Undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified service.
• Implement, adapt and progress treatment programmes within agreed protocols and defined parameters.
• Use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient centred programmes across a variety of clinical settings.
• Discharge or transition care within agreed protocols and defined parameters.

An inclusive team approach, excellent communication skills and the ability to manage your time effectively is essential.

Appropriate support will be provided to develop staff joining the therapy team.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

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.

What we'll need you to bring

Qualifications

• HNC in healthcare, education or social cares or SVQ III in healthcare, education or social care or equivalent experience in a health, education or social care environment.
• Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area.
• Full driving licence holder.

Knowledge and Skills

• Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area.
• Knowledge of the therapeutic process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group.
• Basic assessment skills.
• Ability to apply a range of technical and practical rehabilitation skills.
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management, planning and organisational skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
• Ability to work individually, or as part of a team
• Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Contract type

Permanent

Part Time

27.01 hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Physiotherapy within University Hospital Hairmyres.

The working pattern for this role: 5 / 7

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Carole Lindsay on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

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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.

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. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire 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.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.