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We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and innovative Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist to join our newly formed Frailty Unit in NHS Borders. You will be instrumental in the continuing development of this new post in a supportive, established AHP Team. You will have excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrate experience across the NMAHP Pillars of Practice (Clinical, Leadership, Facilitating Learning, Evidence/Research & Development).
You will apply advanced clinical judgement and decision making within the Emergency Department, Frailty Unit and Medical Assessment Unit providing early frailty assessment with a focus on prevention of admission, as well as setting goals and functional criteria, for discharge, as early in the patient journey as possible.
Applications are invited from those with enthusiasm to work in a fast paced and changing health and social care system. You should be forward thinking and proactive with excellent organisational and clinical skills. You will possess a thorough understanding of whole system flow and have the ability to make autonomous decisions under pressure. Accurate data collection and service planning will be a key part of this role.
The post holder will be based in the Borders General Hospital, to support delivery of high quality care working in collaboration with the Emergency Department multidisciplinary team. This will be a 7-day service (working 5/7) with the expectation of extended hours in the future.
Ongoing personal and professional development is essential to provide a quality service and is supported through CPD, appraisals and in-service training.
Informal enquiries are welcomed. For further information please telephone Sally Bowden (AHP Team Lead) on 01896 826000 Bleep 1624 / Rhona McDade (APP RAD) Bleep 6549 or Joanna Stewart (AHP service Lead) 07970283800
Please note: the salary quoted is for full-time hours (37 hrs per week). For appointments to part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rata.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes .
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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here .
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**PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early**
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.