Vacancies have arisen for MSK Advanced Practice Physiotherapists in Primary Care - First contact practitioner service, posts are Band 7 available for 22.5 to 37 hours per week
We can offer you:
• Dedicated non-clinical time for clinical practice, education/CPD, leadership and research and development to support you and the service
• Opportunities for career and learning development
• Supportive leadership and active regular team collaboration
• Flexibility within a restorative rural environment
• A focus on staff wellbeing within a nurturing team
We are looking for an enthusiastic MSK physiotherapists working at an advanced level to join our developing physiotherapy primary care service in beautiful scenic Dumfries & Galloway.
Enabling physiotherapists to work within the Primary Care Team as Advanced Practitioners to impact patient care at the first point of presentation is highly rewarding. The role in Dumfries and Galloway allows clinicians to develop within Physiotherapy in GP practices who may not have had access to expertise in MSK conditions previously. The posts are both challenging and exciting with a flexible design.
This post would suit an experienced, proactive and motivated Physiotherapist with:
• Highly specialist MSK clinical skills and knowledge of MSK conditions and differential diagnosis.
• A high level of awareness of MSK patient access, pathways within NHS and flow across health and social care services
• An interest in being part of service development, quality improvement and collaborative team working across many services in our region.
• Postgraduate training and experience to Masters/Level 11 relevant to MSK Physiotherapy.
Successful post holder will be based in various primary care GP practices across Dumfries (within Nithsdale locality) and towards Gretna (Annandale & Eskdale locality) within picturesque Dumfries and Galloway.