Specialist Physiotherapist Frailty

NHS Forth Valley; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Forth Valley is recruiting Band 6 Physiotherapists to join the Frailty Physiotherapy Service. The role involves initial assessment and treatment of frail patients with a focus on preventing admission and planning discharge.

You will work across the ageing & health wards and be mobile across the Forth Valley area. Applicants should be HCPC registered Physiotherapists, committed to service improvement and collaboration.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Physiotherapist is required.
• Experience with frailty care and discharge planning is desirable.
• Ability to work flexibly across Forth Valley.
• PVG scheme eligibility or membership is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial assessment and treatment of frail patients.
• Contribute to admission prevention and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver care.
• Support on-call respiratory physiotherapy commitments and 5/7 working pattern.

Skills

HCPC Registered

Frailty care

Team collaboration

Job description

We are excited to be recruiting to Band 6 physiotherapists in our Frailty Physiotherapy Service in NHS Forth Valley.

The post is initially based within the ageing & health wards in Forth Valley Royal Hospital but we are currently going through a period of change in exploring how we manage frail patients across the NHS Forth Valley system including pathways between community, front door and downstream wards with the potential for work across the system as services develop.

We are recruiting physiotherapists who are open to exploring their specialist physiotherapy role in frailty across these areas.

You will be responsible for the initial assessment and treatment of our frail population which may include prevention of admission and discharge planning.

We would welcome applications from physiotherapists who are committed to, and get excited by, improving services and supporting staff wellbeing and who love collaborating with others to deliver the very best care to those we serve.

Our attached person specification details which wider skills, experience, qualifications, values and behaviours are essential within this particular role. Sharing with us, in your application, about how you have demonstrated these in your work in the past and how this is relevant to this role will help us get to know you and your unique skills further.

The successful candidate(s) will be HCPC registered as a Physiotherapist and will be mobile across the geographic area of Forth Valley.

NHS Forth Valley is embracing contemporary working. Please note these posts may involve 5/7 working.

These posts will also have an on-call respiratory physiotherapy commitment.

We love it when people contact us to discuss advertised posts.

It allows you to find out more about us and the role and allows us to support you with your application process which we enjoy doing. Please do get in touch!

Lesley Royer Physiotherapy Co-ordinator Acute services [e-mail]

David MacKenzie, Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Frailty

[e-mail]

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Certificate of Sponsorship

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