202439 Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner

Physiotherapy West Lothian H&SCP

Band 7, Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapy Community Respiratory

Permanent

Base: St Johns Hospital

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established Multidisciplinary Integrated Respiratory Team in West Lothian (Respiratory Consultant, Specialist Nurse and Occupational Therapist). The team delivers an admission prevention service for patients with severe COPD linking with Hospital@Home and other community and primary care services to support the longer term management of these patients either in their own home or at clinics. The post will also support staff development within the Physiotherapy Service and work collaboratively with primary and community colleagues.

Candidates must have previous respiratory physiotherapy experience and be dynamic in utilising a senior level of decision making, leadership and clinical judgement to ensure that the health needs of patients are met through the delivery of high quality assessment and treatment. The post holder will be actively involved in teaching and will contribute to ongoing service developments.

Candidates must display evidence of clinical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in respiratory physiotherapy. The ability to assess, treat and decision make for a wide range of complex patients is essential, as is clarity of communication and well demonstrated organisational skills. Experience of supervision and teaching of staff and students is essential.

This post is part of the wider West Lothian Physiotherapy Service, linking with the NHS Lothian MCN Respiratory and the AHP Advanced Practice Group.

NHS Lothian 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.

**Please note we cannot accept late applications so please ensure you application is submitted early **

Have you seen our AHP Innovation, Research and Improvement intentions? Our exciting AHP strategy aims to cultivate AHP potential in NHS Lothian: https://weare.nhslothian.scot/hcprofessionsresearch/building-research-capacity-and-capability/allied-health-professions-research/

For further information contact: Christine.candlish@nhslothian.nhs.uk or elaine .edwards@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.