Specialist Physiotherapist - Learning Disabilities

The Role

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established Community Physiotherapy Team within the Learning Disability Service. Based at the Longdales Building, Kirklands, Bothwell, the team provides specialist physiotherapy care across the whole of Lanarkshire to Adults with a Learning Disability. This is a community-based role, so a UK driving licence and access to a car are essential. There is no on-call commitment, and part-time hours will be considered.

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate physiotherapist who can bring experience working within a multidisciplinary team, leadership skills and ability to support service development, flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic community setting, a collaborative approach as a strong team player, and relevant experience in the management of neurological conditions. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality care and want to make a real difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities, we would love to hear from you.

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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

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

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

Permanent

Full time or Part Time

37 hours

This role will be based in Learning Disability Department within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday.

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.

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

Please contact Anne McKenna, Paediatric, Learning Disabilities & Mental Health Physiotherapy Lead via Anne.mck

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on nicole.hetherin (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

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