212863 - Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (Band 7) (FWW)

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Physiotherapy West Lothian H&SCP Band 7, Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapy Community Respiratory Permanent Base: St John's 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 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.

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.

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