Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS Scotland; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist for the Airdrie Integrated Rehabilitation Team. The role covers assessment and rehabilitation across community and the office bed unit, aiming to prevent avoidable admissions and support timely discharges.

You'll work Tuesday to Friday, 08:30–15:30, with a 30-minute lunch. Key duties include independent assessment, planning, and delivering highly specialist care while upholding HCPC standards and patient consent.

Qualifications

• Registered physiotherapist with current HCPC registration.
• Educated to degree level or higher.
• Post-graduate expertise in the specialty demonstrated breadth of knowledge.
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards in the specialty.
• Full UK/EU driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and patient care.
• Assess capacity, gain valid consent, and work within legal frameworks with patients lacking capacity.
• Independently assess, analyse information, and provide highly specialist clinical diagnoses to determine need for physiotherapy intervention.
• Plan, implement, evaluate, treat and progress patient care to maximise rehabilitation and inform discharge decisions.

Skills

HCPC registered

Degree level education

Specialist postgrad

Clinical guidelines knowledge

Driving licence

Education

Degree level or higher

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.

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

An exciting opportunity for a band 6 specialist physiotherapist has arisen in Airdrie Integrated Rehabilitation Team. The team delivers intergrated assessment and interventions aimed at preventing avoidable hospital admissions, supporting discharges and providing rehabilitation both in the community and the offsire bed unit.

The days and hours of the post are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 0830 to 1530hrs with 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

In This Key Role, You Will

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including direct and indirect patient care
• To assess capacity gain valid consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent.
• Act independently to assess, analyse clinical and non-clinical information and provide highly specialist and comprehensive clinical diagnosis for individual patients to determine their need for physiotherapy intervention. This includes patients with complex presentations
• Act independently to plan, implement, evaluate, treat and progress patient care to maximise rehabilitation potential – including decision making regarding discharge from care

What You’ll Bring

• Registered Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree 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 / area of practice.
• 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 Aileen Lannigan , Team Lead on [e-mail]

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

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Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications.