Assistant Practitioner – AHP Medical Specialties

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.The shift pattern for this post is 5 days over 7.This is a Fixed term post for 18 months. The post holder will be mainly based at Inverclyde Royal Hospital site however expected to cover the Prehab service at Royal Alexandra Hospital 1 day per week We are seeking an Assistant Practitioner to support our Prehab service across IRH and RAH site and in-patient services. This role is to support the Specialist Physiotherapists within our Prehab service for cancer patients including assessment and supporting patients through their cancer journey at the prehab exercise class both at IRH and RAH. The post holder will also have a role in supporting the AHP team with assessment and treatment of patients within the ward setting and will be delegated appropriate tasks by professionally qualified Physiotherapist working under their guidance in undertaking clinical and non-clinical duties.It is expected that the assistant practitioner will work independently with patients, within the agreed parameters of adefined intervention plan. Training, supervision and support will be provided to enable the assistant to work withintheir agreed competence level.Informal contact: Elaine Crookston - Specialist Physiotherapist on Elaine.Crookston@nhs.scotDetails on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.