Specialist Physiotherapist – Acute Medicine for the Elderly

NHS National Services Scotland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Inverness is looking for a part-time Physiotherapist to join their innovative frailty service at Raigmore Hospital. The role will involve working within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on frailty assessments, and supporting patient independence. Candidates should have excellent clinical skills, strong organizational and communication abilities, and a passion for service development in the health sector. This position promises professional growth within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Formal and informal supervision

Individual development through CPD activity

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and innovative, with a focus on frailty.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Interest in service development in health and social care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver frailty assessments and initiate comprehensive geriatric assessments.
• Work with the MDT in acute and community settings.
• Support timely discharge and prevent avoidable hospital admission.

Skills

Clinical skills in frailty

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

AHP Frailty at the Front Door

We are delighted to share this exciting new opportunity for Physiotherapy staff to join us to continue to develop our AHP front door frailty service within Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. This new service works across the interface between acute and community settings supporting those patients identified with frailty to maximise their independence and wellbeing within their local communities, to deliver early intervention to support timely discharge and to prevent avoidable hospital admission.

This post is part time and will form part of the MDT team delivering 12 hour day shifts over 7 days. This post will focus predominantly on frailty assessment beds and the initiation of MDT comprehensive geriatric assessment but will work flexibility, dependent on service need.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Physiotherapist with excellent clinical skills, in particular within the field of frailty, excellent organisational and communication skills and experience of working in a multidisciplinary team. An interest in service development within a fast paced and changing health and social care system is also be desirable.

The successful candidates will work in partnership with the MDT throughout various Raigmore acute settings, as well as the community integrated teams, to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

Joining our service offers candidates the opportunity to work as part of a supportive team. Formal and informal supervision is available and individual development through performance review and CPD activity is actively encouraged.

We look forward to hearing from you to discuss this exciting opportunity.

Contact: Nicola Bailey, North Highland, Physiotherapy Professional Lead [e-mail] or Abigail Chalmers [e-mail]

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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