Vacancies have arisen for MSK Advanced Practice Physiotherapists in Primary Care - First contact practitioner service, posts are Band 7 available for 22.5 to 37 hours per week.
We can offer you:
1. Dedicated non-clinical time for clinical practice, education/CPD, leadership and research and development to support you and the service.
2. Opportunities for career and learning development.
3. Supportive leadership and active regular team collaboration.
4. Flexibility within a restorative rural environment.
5. A focus on staff wellbeing within a nurturing team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic MSK physiotherapist working at an advanced level to join our developing physiotherapy primary care service in beautiful scenic Dumfries & Galloway.
Enabling physiotherapists to work within the Primary Care Team as Advanced Practitioners to impact patient care at the first point of presentation is highly rewarding. The role in Dumfries and Galloway allows clinicians to develop within Physiotherapy in GP practices who may not have had access to expertise in MSK conditions previously. The posts are both challenging and exciting with a flexible design.
This post would suit an experienced, proactive and motivated Physiotherapist with:
1. Highly specialist MSK clinical skills and knowledge of MSK conditions and differential diagnosis.
2. A high level of awareness of MSK patient access, pathways within NHS and flow across health and social care services.
3. An interest in being part of service development, quality improvement and collaborative team working across many services in our region.
4. Postgraduate training and experience to Masters/Level 11 relevant to MSK Physiotherapy.
Successful post holder will be based in various primary care GP practices across Stewartry Locality within picturesque Dumfries and Galloway.
We would be delighted to hear from you and informal enquiries are welcome and encouraged, please contact Ruth - Ruth.Bell7@nhs.scot.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY: NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
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RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION: NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies requiring professional registration.
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