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Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist - Msk, Edinburgh
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Client:
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Location:
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
2a2aea730ed9
Job Views:
5
Posted:
12.08.2025
Expiry Date:
26.09.2025
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Job Description:
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.
GG&C ACUTE SERVICES DIVISION
SPECIALIST PHYSIOTHERAPIST BAND 6
PAEDIATRIC MUSCULOSKELETAL
1.0 WTE – FULL TIME PERMANENT POST
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 physiotherapist to join our dynamic paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy team within the Women and Children’s directorate.
We are looking for a physiotherapist that is passionate about musculoskeletal physiotherapy, has a desire to work within paediatrics and are keen to learn. This post will provide opportunities to learn and gain experience in a wide variety of areas within a supportive team with education from skilled staff in all the specialist areas. This post is unique in that the caseload is varied and diverse including in patients, out patients and specialist clinics all within the field of paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Within the team we also input into 3 national services – burns, obstetric brachial plexus palsy and haemophilia. Our msk team are passionate about early intervention and service improvement and work closely with our colleagues in each of the specialities. There is also a strong focus on Research and Development/Quality improvement within the RHC Physiotherapy Service and support applications for poster presentations and speaking at external conferences.
Caseload
Our main inpatient caseload consists of trauma and elective orthopaedics and burns. We are also a major trauma centre for paediatrics.
Outpatient caseload covers referrals from GP’s, Emergency Department, burns and plastics, rheumatology, haemophilia and orthopaedics.
Supported by band 7 physiotherapists you will also gain experience covering a variety of clinics including fracture clinic, plastics trauma, burns management, haemophilia, obstetric brachial plexus palsy, acute knee clinic and rheumatology.
This post requires PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland check.
Evening on-call, weekend and public duties will be required – full training and support will be provided.
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