Assistant Practitioner-Medical Medical Specialties

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a fixed term position of 10 months.

The shift pattern for this position is 5/7

We are seeking an Assistant Practitioner to support our AHP HUB/Medical Team at IRH.  This role is to support the Specialist Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist within the Team.  The Team will be assessing patients at front door and downstream medical wards to improve hospital flow to try and prevent admission or prevent delay in discharge. The post holder will be delegated appropriate tasks by professionally qualified Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team members, working under their guidance in undertaking both clinical and non-clinical tasks.

It is expected that the assistant practitioner will work independently with patients, within the agreed parameters of a defined intervention plan. Training, supervision and support will be provided to enable the assistant to work within their agreed competence levels.

Informal contact: Lauren Birt, Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist Unscheduled Care, , Lauren.Birt@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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.

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