Rotational Specialist Physiotherapist Band 6
Royal Victoria Building, Western General Hospital
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
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We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our developing Band 6 rotation. The rotation spans the Royal Victoria Building (RVB), Western General Hospital (WGH), and Royal Infirmary (RIE) encompassing both inpatient acute wards, rehabilitation and rehabilitation in the community.
Candidates must display evidence of excellent clinical reasoning with this very varied and complex caseload. You will be able to demonstrate an advanced ability to prioritise and discharge plan for a wide range of presentations. You will have a broad experience within Band 5 rotations covering all core specialties. This will ensure you have advanced rehabilitation skills as well as experience in treating acutely unwell patients. Some experience of community rehabilitation would be beneficial.
You will have experience in service development and Quality Improvement methodology to support a very proactive team who are involved in various Quality Improvement projects at a uni-professional and multidisciplinary team level.
You will participate collaboratively with the teams across a range of organisational and professional topics as required by the service and as delegated from head of service. You will participate in respiratory weekend work, including on calls during some rotations and participate in the extended hours day surgery rota during your Orthopaedic rotation. The Physiotherapy service operates on a 5/7 basis.
The range of conditions and specialities encountered will mean there is a requirement for excellence in leadership and team working in this post. This will allow the successful candidate to gain extensive and in-depth experience as a senior clinician as well as gain / improve leadership skills.
Physiotherapy Services support staff development through appraisal processes, supervision and CPD opportunities.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact David Stewart ([email protected]) 0131 242 3481 or Kimberley Anderson ([email protected]) 0131 242 3481
