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Are you looking for a new challenge? An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist who is keen to develop their clinical knowledge and skills within the Orthopaedic Unit at the National Treatment Centre-Highland (NTC-H) The NTC-H is a 24-bed unit, situated at the city's University Campus, which provides elective inpatient orthopaedic and ophthalmology services to patients over 7 days. The successful applicant will be based permanently at the NTC-H working as part of the AHP team to provide pre and post op care for elective Orthopaedic patients. This is a 7-day service and includes weekend working on a rota basis. Skill sharing within the AHP team is part of this role and training will be provided to ensure competencies are achieved for this.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical assessment in the management of Orthopaedic patients. Post graduate orthopaedic experience is desirable.
The post holder will provide support and training for the Band 4 Associate Practitioners as well as being a clinical educator for students. Experience of student supervision is desirable for this post.
The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved with data collection and audits to support the development of the AHP service within the NTC-H. Previous experience of audit/service development is desirable, but support will be given within this area by the AHP Team Leads.
An active CPD programme, Turas and staff appraisal systems are in operation.
Informal enquiries to : Kirsteen Kelly, B7 AHP Team Lead, NTC-H
Email: Tel: 01463 709124
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