Specialist Community Physiotherapist

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.

We are looking to recruit a Specialist Physiotherapist to join the Helensburgh and Lomond Community Physiotherapy Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join an integrated, multidisciplinary team who provide rehabilitation services to all patients in the community. In this post you will take a lead role for a designated clinical area with a caseload incorporating patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge. You will have responsibility for the supervision, education and development of more junior staff, physiotherapy support workers and students within the speciality.

The role provides a specialised resource to other healthcare staff/patients/carers, having active involvement in Clinical Governance, Clinical Effectiveness and Research.

• 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.

• Registered 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.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

As a valued employee of NHS Highland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• NHS discounts and more.

Informal enquiries to :
Rhona Hamilton, Helensburgh Physiotherapy Team Lead Email Rhona.hamiltont Phone

NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.