Specialist Occupational Therapist / Specialist Physiotherapist - Rehabilitation

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A health service provider in Glasgow is looking for an experienced Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist specializing in Stroke and Neurological rehabilitation. The role is part-time, requiring registered professionals to lead service delivery in evidence-based rehabilitation after stroke. Candidates should possess excellent communication and teamwork skills and demonstrate initiative. This fixed-term position emphasizes support for research and patient discharge rehabilitation, with a focus on quality patient care.

Benefits

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Paid sick leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational / Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration.
• Post graduate expertise within specialty area of practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide rehabilitation input after stroke hospital discharge.
• Lead service delivery in the specialty area.
• Support research in Stroke & Neurological rehabilitation.

Skills

Registered Occupational / Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration

Excellent teamwork and leadership skills

Effective time management skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to use own initiative

Education

Post graduate expertise in specialty

Continuous Professional Development in specialty

Job description

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist, wishing to specialise in Stroke & Neurological rehabilitation whilst supporting research. The fixed-term post holder will be aligned to the South Lanarkshire Stroke Neurological Rehabilitation Team and play a key part in aiming to increase access to evidence-based rehabilitation after stroke by providing input to people after hospital discharge in a Technology Enriched Rehabilitation Gym (TERG).

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

• Registered Occupational / Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration
• 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 / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Evidence of Leadership skills to enable the day-to-day management of service delivery.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• Excellent team-working/leadership skills and ability to motivate others
• Demonstrate ability to use own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Car driver with full valid UK driving licence

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

It would be great if you also have

• Member of CSP
• Membership of relevant special interest group
• Multi-disciplinary working
• Experience in research and audit
• Experience or interest in specialist area as detailed in role profile for this post

Contract type

• Fixed Term or Secondment until 31st August 2027
• Part Time
• 15 hours

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

Please note this is a fixed term post until 31st August 2027. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Stroke & Neurological Rehabilitation within The Beacons Blantyre

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 Catherine Brown, Occupational Therapy Care Group Lead South Community and Neurological Services on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator/Advisor 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.

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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.

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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.