182497 - Orthopaedic Team Lead Physiotherapist

Job content

Are you looking for a leadership role?

Physiotherapy departments across NHS Fife are committed to the clinical and leadership development of staff. Our NHS Fife Physiotherapy strategy 2022 - 2025 has 3 aims; inclusion, excellence and sustainability and accordingly we look to employ quick thinking, adaptable, clinically inspired Physiotherapy staff.

We have an opportunity for someone to lead our already dynamic orthopaedic team. Working with the Band 7 clinical specialist you will be asked to ensure the team provide quality, evidence based care across; elective, hip fracture ward, trauma, paediatrics, outliers and day surgery.

Currently the team of 17 staff work flexibly providing a service across 7 days and extended days as required. We have expanded into our new build elective orthopaedic centre where we support the Waiting Times Initiative. This post holder will be instrumental in progressing the flexible working models and introducing e- rostering. Whilst we ask for engagement with weekend working, we support this with a dynamic approach to work patterns. We consider flexible working, provide hybrid undergraduate placements and we support selective home working for non clinical pieces of work.

We have 12 orthopaedic Consultants therefore you must have a broad range of knowledge in the management of common and complex orthopaedic presentations, surgeries and pathways and you will require excellent communication skills. Knowledge and expertise of complex discharge planning is also essential

Our department is friendly and supports staff well being and offers; in-service training, regular appraisal and PDP meetings, excellent peer group and management support.

Whilst the core orthopaedic service is based at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, the team cover day surgery at Queen Margaret in Dunfermline; both locations are commutable from Lothian, Forth Valley, Dundee and Perth and car share amongst colleagues is often available.

For Informal Enquiries please contact Catriona Bruce / Amy Daly, Physiotherapy Managers on 01592 643355 ext 21108 / 26957

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

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.