Specialist Physiotherapist - Community Integrated Rehabilitation Team

The Role

• Provides a specialised resource to other healthcare staff/patients/carers.
• Has active involvement in Clinical Governance and Clinical Effectiveness and Research
• Takes a lead role for a designated clinical area with a caseload incorporating patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge. Has responsibility for the supervision, education and development of more junior staff, physiotherapy support workers and students within the speciality.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• Registered Physiotherapist with valid HCPC Registration
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Effective time management skills
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.

Contract type

Fixed Term until 31/07/2024

Part Time

16.89 hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Please note this is a fixed term post until 31/07/2024. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Rehabilitation Team within Airdrie Social Work Department. .

Working pattern will be discussed at Interview.

Full UK/EU/EEA Driving Licence with access to Car is essential

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Aileen Lannigan, NHS Lanarkshire Coats House, Social Work Department, on Tel: 01236 757013 or [email protected].. Or please contact Cara Murray at [email protected].

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Kirsty Hasson, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected]. - (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• Employee Counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
• Occupational health services
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

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Additional Information for Applicants

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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.

• Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this, must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

NHS Lanarkshire 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. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at