Overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Community Rehabilitation Team based in St Andrews Community Hospital.
The team focus is on community rehabilitation, preventing unnecessary admission, supporting earliest possible discharge from hospital and enabling patients to remain as independent as possible in their homes.
Patients are seen in their own homes, homely setting or as an outpatient.
There may be occasions where you will be required to work in one of the other community hospital sites.
The service offers regular supervision, PDP and supports training opportunities. Public Holiday working is in operation (accept Christmas Day and New Years Day).
Responsibilities and Requirements
You will need NHS experience working with adults, mainly older people, and have assessment and treatment knowledge and skills associated with this patient group.
You must hold a degree in Physiotherapy and be registered with the HCPC. Evidence of continuous professional development appropriate for the banding is essential. Evidence of involvement in audit and service development is required and experience of supervising junior staff for Band 6 level.
The ability to travel throughout the area is essential as part of this post is community based.
Benefits
The service offers regular supervision, PDP and supports training opportunities. Public Holiday working is in operation (accept Christmas Day and New Years Day). Flexible working and family-friendly policies are offered, and full support is given to disabled candidates, those with long-term conditions, or neurodivergent candidates by making reasonable adjustments to recruitment policy and practices.
Contact
Interviews will take place face to face.
Informal enquiries: Alison Constance, Team Lead Physiotherapist, Alison.constance@nhs.scot
Equal Opportunities
NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society, and we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for the workforce to be truly representative, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
Legal Statements
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. This is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found on the government website. It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form.
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