NHSL 199205 GP Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (LMD)

2 WTE Band 7 GP APP post, or alternative part time hours considered.

West Lothian GP Practices

Interview date: Thursday,  12th December 2024

St John’s Hospital, Livingston

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist who would like to work in an exciting and evolving area of Advanced Physiotherapy being a first contact Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Primary Care?

• You will work within several GP practices as part of the Advanced Physiotherapy team as a first contact practitioner, to provide an expert MSK assessment and early intervention to MSK GP patients
• You will need to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and red flag screening knowledge and experience
• We offer a comprehensive training programme to support you settling into your GPAPP role
• We have great links to our West Lothian core MSK Physiotherapy service and with our secondary care colleagues
• We have protected time each week together to ensure you can meet all four pillars of advanced practice and to offer opportunity to development in your career as well as share learning with your peers
• We prioritise staff well-being and have lots of organisation support for you in post
• We have regular team meetings and social get-togethers
• We can consider flexible working hours
• There are great transport links and good parking facilities

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Kate Robertson or Vicky Graham, Clinical Leads GP APP Service West Lothian. Kate.robertson5@nhs.scot or Vicky.graham@nhs.scot

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.